HF-Motor Skill Development-First Year

By hayley_danielle99
  • Baby is born

    Baby is born

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    First Year of Life

  • 2 months old

    2 months old

    Lifts chest well above surface when placed on stomach
  • 3 months old

    3 months old

    Reaches for objects, but unsteadily and hold head up steadily.
  • 4 months old

    4 months old

    Rolls from side to back and from back to side and has complete head control when sitting on an adult's lap.
  • 5 months old

    5 months old

    Sits alone briefly and reaches and grasps successfully.
  • 6 months old

    6 months old

    Turns completely over when laid on back or stomach and perfers to sit up with support.
  • 7 months olds

    7 months olds

    Reaches for spoons and pulls self up while holding on to furniture.
  • 8 months old

    8 months old

    Sits up steadily, eats with fingers, and picks up large objects.
  • 9 months old

    9 months old

    Walks when led and reaches manipulates objects with good control. Is more skillful with a spoon and crawls on hands and knees.
  • 12 months old

    12 months old

    Stands alone, may be walking alone, and shows preference for one hand over another. Holds and drinks from a cup, fits objects inside each other, and picks up objects using their thumb and forefinger