Children: Postural control of balance

From the study:

“From these indexes it was established that the postural capacity needed just to control balance with the leg muscles was not attained before 4-5 years of independent walking, i.e., at about 5-6 years of age.” -Breniere

reference link:

Exp Brain Res. 1998 Aug;121(3):255-62.Development of postural control of gravity forces in children during the first 5 years of walking.Brenière Y¹, Bril B.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9746131/