9 Month Milestones

Question 1

What are the gross motor developmental milestones at 9 months?

Answer 1

• Pulls to stand*
  
  • Sits well, gets into sitting position
  • Crawls*

Question 2

What are the Fine motor developmental milestones at 9 months?

Answer 2

• Looks for something that has been dropped
  
  • Grasps with 2 finger pincer motion
    
    • Neat Pincer grasp: grasp with thumb and forefinger
  • Bangs objects together in midline (toys or two blocks)
  • Release objects voluntarily

Question 3

What are the Language developmental milestones at 9 months?

Answer 3

• Points things out
  
  • Can repeat sounds (Echolalia)*
  • Looks at book
  • Responds to “no” or simple commands
  • ”Mama”/”dada”*

Question 4

What are the Personal developmental milestones at 9 months?

Answer 4

• Afraid of new people
  
  • SEPARATION ANXIETY
  • Plays peekaboo
  • Plays pat-a-cake*
  • Waves bye-bye*