Gross and Fine Motor Development in Infancy

Fine motor skills from 6 to 8 months

-Bangs objects together -Pulls a string to obtain an object -Transfers objects from hand to hand

Fine motor skills from 10 to 12 months

-Can place objects into containers -Able to hold a crayon or pencil and make a mark on paper

Gross Motor Skill from birth to 1 month

-Complete head lag persists -No ability to sit upright -Inborn reflexes are presominanty

Gross motor skills from 8 to 10 months

-Crawls or pulls entire body along floor using arms -Pulls self to standing or sitting -Creeps on hands and knees

Fine motor skills from 4 to 6 months

-Grasps objects at will and can drop them to pick up another object -Pulls feet to mouth to explore -Can hold a baby bottle

Fine motor skills from 2 to 4 months

-Holds rattle for short periods -Looks at and plays with fingers -Able to bring objects from hand to mouth

Fine motor skills from 8 to 10 months

-Picks up small objects -Uses pincer grasp well -Shows hand preference

Gross motor skills from 6 to 8 months

-Sits alone without support -Bears full weight on feet and can hold on to furniture -Can move from a sitting to kneeling position

Gross motor skills from 10 to 12 months

-Stands alone -Walks holding onto furniture -Sits down from a standing position

Gross motor skills from 4 to 6 months

-Turns from abdomen to back at 5 months, and then back to abdomen by 6 months -Can support much of own weight when pulled to stand -No head lag when pulled to sit

Gross motor skills from 2 to 4 months

-When prone, lifts head and chest and bears weight of forearms -With support, able to sit erect with good head control -Can turn from side to back

Fine motor skills from birth to 1 month

Reflexive grasp