Fine and Gross Motor Skills

1 month

G: demonstrates head lag

F: has a strong grasp reflex

2 months

G: lifts head off mattress when prone

F: holds hands in an open position, grasp reflex fading

3 months

G: raises head and shoulders off mattress when prone , only slight head lag

F: no longer has a grasp reflex, keep hands loosely open

4 months

G: rolls from back to side

F: grasps objects with both hands

5 months

G: rolls from front to back

F: use palmar grasps dominantly

6 months

G: rolls from back to front

F: holds bottle

7 months

g: bears full weight on feet, sits leabing frward on both hands

f: moves objects from hand to hand

8 months

g: sits unsupported

f: begins using pincer grasp

9 months

g: pulls to a standing position, creeps on hands and knees

f: crude pincer grasp, dominant hand preference is evident

10 months

g: changes from prone to a sitting positon

f: grasp rattle by handle

11 month

g: cruises or walks while holding onto something

f: place objects in a container, neat pincer grasp

12 months

g: sits down from a standing position without assistance, walks with one hand held

f: tries to build a two block tower without success, can turn pages of the book

15 months

g: walk without help, creep up stairs

f: uses a cup well, builds a tower of two blocks

18 months

g: runs clumsy; falls often, throws ball over hands, jumps in place with both feet, pulls and pushes toys

f: manages a spoon without rotation, turn 2/3 pages in a book, build 3 or 4 four block towers

2 years

g: walks up and down stairs with two feet on each steep

f: builds 6/7 block tower , turns one pg of a book at a time

2.5 years

g: jump across floor and off chair w both feet, stand on one foot, few steps by tiptoe

f: draw circles, good finger-hand coordination