Newborn
- Random Arm Movements
- Reflexive hand-to-mouth contact in side lying
1-2 Months
- Random arm movements in wider ranges
- Asymmetrical swiping at 2.5 months
3-5 Months
- Voluntary swiping and reaching
- Range of reach varies with position and degree of support
- Beings to reach forward
- Bilateral reaching pattern
- Strong hand-to-mouth pattern
6 Months
- In prone (on tummy) can weight shift and reach with control
- Continues to use bilateral reach in sitting, supine (on back), and side lying
- Unilateral reach emerging as pelvic and hip control develop
- Consistent visually directed reach
7-9 Months
- Arms are free for bilateral play
- Reaches further in all directions due to increasing postural tone
- Uses arms to move body into higher positions in gravity
Taken from Normal Development of Functional Motor Skills: The First Year of Life by R. Alexander, R. Boehme, B. Cupps
2 comments:
This is SO interesting. I will print it and add it to my "collections". Thank you.
Great resource.
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