Developmental milestones: fine motor

Question 1

Newborn fine motor

Answer 1

grasp reflex
fisted hands
state-dependent ability to fix and follow bright object

Question 2

4 months fine motor

Answer 2

hands mostly open
midline hand play
crude palmar grasp

Question 3

7 months fine motor

Answer 3

intermediate grasp
transfers cube from hand to hand
bangs objects

Question 4

10 months fine motor

Answer 4

pincer grasp
bangs two cubes together

Question 5

14 months fine motor

Answer 5

stacks two cubes
casts objects
scribbles spontaneously
holds crayon in full length

Question 6

18 months fine motor

Answer 6

emerging hand dominance
holds butt of crayon in palm
spontaneously dumps raisin from bottle
crude release

Question 7

2 years fine motor

Answer 7

stack eight cubes
align cubes horizontally
imitates straight line
hand dominance is usual
holds pen between thumb and fingers
draws with arm and wrist motion

Question 8

3 years fine motor

Answer 8

3 cube bridge
copies circle
overhand throw with anteroposterior movement of trunk and arm
catches with extended arms hugging around body

Question 9

4 years fine motor

Answer 9

uses pencil with hand and wrist motions like an adult
copies cross
draws frog-like person with head and extremities
throws underhand
cuts with scissors

Question 10

5 years fine motor

Answer 10

hand dominance is expected
draws man with face, trunk, and limbs
throws with diagonal arm and body
catches with hands

Question 11

6 years fine motor

Answer 11

prints alphabet; letter reversals still acceptable
mature catch & throw of ball

Question 12

6 years fine motor

Answer 12

prints alphabet; letter reversals still acceptable
mature catch & throw of ball