Developmental Motor Milestones

Age Gross Motor Fine Motor

1 month Chin up in prone Hands fisted near
position face
Turns head in
supine position
2 months Chest in prone Hands un-fisted
position half of the time
Head bobs when Retains rattle if
held in sitting place in hand
position Holds hands
Begins to push up together
when lying on
tummy
Smoother
movements with
arms and legs
3 months Props on forearms Hands un-fisted
in prone position half of the time
Rolls to side Inspects fingers
Bats at objects
4 months Sits with trunk Hands held
support predominately
Can push up to open
elbows when Clutches at
lying on stomach clothes
Holds head Reaches
steady persistently
Props on wrists Plays with rattle,
Rolls front to back can shake rattle
Brings hands to
mouth
5 months Sits with pelvic Palmar grasps
support cube
Rolls back to front Transfers objects
Anterior between hand
protection and mouth
Sits with arms Holds hands
supporting trunk together
Reaches/grasps
dangling ring
6 months Sits momentarily Transfers objects
propped on hands between hands
Pivots in prone Reaches with one
position, bears hand
weight on one
hand
Rolls over in both
 directions (front
to back, back to
front)
Rocks back and
fourth
7 months Bounces when Radial-palmar
held grasp
Sits steadily
without support
Puts arms out to
sides to balance
8 months Gets into sitting Models actions
position such as tapping a
Crawls spoon on another
Pulls to object
sitting/kneeling Takes cube out of
position cup
Pulls out objects
(pulls Legos
apart)
9 months Stands on feet Radial-digital
and hands grasp of cube
Pulls to stand Bangs two cubes
Bear walks together
Crawls
Sits without
support
10 months Cruises around Clumsy release of
furniture using cube
two hands Inferior pincer
Stands with one grasp
hand held by Isolates index
adult finger and pokes
11 months Pivots in sitting Throws objects
position Stirs with spoon
Cruises furniture
using one hand
Stands for a few
seconds
Walks with one
hand held
12 months Stands well with Scribbles after
arms high, legs demonstration
widened Fine pincer grasp
Independent Holds crayon
stepsearly Attempts stacking
stage of two cubes
Stands alone