# Running AbilityScore 0–100 — What Are the Next Steps?

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A Running AbilityScore in the 0–100 band means running is at an early, emerging stage — a snapshot, not a label. The next steps are a paediatric developmental check to understand why, plus plenty of playful movement at home. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

*A Running score on the lower band is not a verdict — it is a starting line, and it tells you exactly where gentle, joyful practice can begin.*

## In short
A Running AbilityScore in the **0–100 band** simply means your child's running — the smooth coordination of speed, balance and gross-motor power — is at an early stage of emerging right now. It is a snapshot, not a label, and it points to where focused support will help most. The clear next step is a proper look by a paediatric therapist who can see *why* running is taking time and build a playful plan to grow it.

## What this score is telling you
Running brings together many skills at once — leg strength, balance, the confidence to lift both feet off the ground, and the coordination to do it without falling. A lower band usually means one or more of these building blocks is still developing:
- **Strength and stability** — the core and leg muscles that power and steady a run.
- **Balance and coordination** — the ability to shift weight quickly and stay upright at speed.
- **Confidence and motor planning** — knowing how to start, change direction and stop safely.

A single ability score is best read alongside your child's whole motor picture — walking, climbing, jumping — and their age, because children gain these skills at their own pace.

## Your next steps
- **Book a developmental check** so a therapist can observe your child moving and understand the *why* behind the score.
- **Keep playing** — chasing games, gentle running races, kicking a ball, climbing at the park and walking on uneven ground all build the very muscles and balance that running needs.
- **Watch the wider picture** — note how your child walks, climbs stairs and gets up from the floor; bring these observations along.
- **Seek a check sooner** if your child often falls, tires very quickly, avoids active play, walks oddly or on tiptoes most of the time, or seems to have lost a movement skill they once had — the last especially warrants prompt medical review.

## The Pinnacle way
AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional — never from an app or a number alone. Our [clinician-administered assessment](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) builds a precise motor profile and a plan shaped around play, delivered through [paediatric occupational and physiotherapy](/occupational-therapy) support. Explore how we [help children](/) grow at their own pace.

## Trusted sources
American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) on gross-motor milestones; CDC developmental milestone guidance; WHO Nurturing Care framework on early childhood development through play.

**Next step —** Want to know exactly how to help your child run, jump and play with confidence? [Book a motor assessment with a Pinnacle clinician](/occupational-therapy).

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

## Sources
- AAP HealthyChildren.org — gross-motor milestones: https://www.healthychildren.org
- CDC — developmental milestones: https://www.cdc.gov/child-development
- WHO Nurturing Care Framework — early development through play: https://nurturing-care.org

## Connected topics and perspectives
- Abilities: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/abilities
- Parent: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/stakeholder/parent
- Motor: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/domain/motor
- Support: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/intent/support
- Measure: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/lifecycle/measure
- Book Assessment: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/route/book-assessment
- As 000 100: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/score_band/as_000_100
- Early Clarity: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/empowerment/early_clarity

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