Milestone Age Ranges
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By 2 to 3 Months Of Age
Gross / Fine Motor
- Lifts head 45 degrees while in prone (lying on tummy)
- Opens and closes hands
- Follows a toy with eyes from side to side
- Brings hands together toward middle of body
- Attempts to reach for toy
- Grasps a small toy placed in hand
- Breastfeeds or drinks from a bottle without choking, coughing or gagging
By 4 to 6 Months
GROSS / FINE MOTOR
- Rolls belly to back (both to right and left sides)
- Hits at dangling toys with hands
- Lifts head to 90 degrees while in prone (lying on tummy)
- Raises entire chest when on stomach and bears weight on hands
- Rolls back to belly (both to right and left sides)
By 6 Months - Begins to sit using hands for support
- Transfers toys from hand to hand
- Reaches with increased control for a toy
- Shakes and bangs toys
- Eats small amounts of pureed baby food
By 7 to 12 Months
Gross / Fine Motor
- Sustained sitting without using their arms for support
- Crawls on hands and knees with stomach off the floor (9 months)
- Feeds self finger foods (8 months+)
- Moves into sitting position independently
- Eats mashed table food
- Sits well to play
- Imitates simple play such as “peek a boo”
- Pulls self up to stand using furniture
12 Months to 24 Months
Gross / Fine Motor
- Pulls off socks and shoes
- Cooperates with dressing (helps to pull off clothing; extends arms and legs to assist with dressing)
- Scribbles on paper
- Stands alone
- Walking (1-2 steps alone)
- Uses thumb and pointer finger to pick up small objects (15 Months)
- Eats a variety of soft, chopped table food
- Drinks from a sippy cup independently
- Stacks 2 blocks
- Walks well with infrequent falls
- Squats to pick up an object and stands up again without falling
- Throws/kicks balls
- Eats a variety of solid foods
2yrs To 4yrs
GROSS / FINE MOTOR
- Snips with scissors
- Imitates horizontal, vertical lines and circular marks
- Removes elastic waist pants
- Builds at least a 6 block tower
- Pushes, pulls or carries toys while walking (18 months)
- Pedals a tricycle
- Catches a large ball thrown gently from very close
- Runs well without falling (2.5 years)
- Drinks from an open cup
3yrs To 4yrs
Gross / Fine Motor
- Static tripod grasp (held with thumb, index and middle fingers while hand moves as a unit)
4yrs To 5yrs
Gross / Fine Motor
- Static tripod grasp (held with thumb, index and middle fingers while hand moves as a unit)
- Prints name from memory
- Colors within the lines
- Draws a person with at least 6 or more different parts
- Cuts out a square
5yrs to 6yrs
Gross / Fine Motor
- Dynamic tripod grasp (held with thumb, index and middle fingers with ring and pinky curled into palm; movement of writing utensil comes from the fingertips)
- Throws at a target 5 feet away and hits target fairly consistently
- Copies letters and numbers
- Skips independently
- Rides a bicycle independently
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