Month

Gross Motor

Fine Motor

Communication

By 3 Months

♥ Keeps head in middle of body and kicks legs when on back
♥ Lifts head to 45 - 90 degrees when lying on tummy
♥ Rolls from side to back
♥ Can hold head upright when held in sitting

♥ Brings hands to mouth and middle of body
♥ Hands mostly open and thumbs are out
♥ Reaches for and bats toys
♥ Can hold toy briefly

♥ Turns head towards sounds and voices
♥ Coos and smiles
♥ Different cries to indicate pain, hunger or tiredness
♥ May start to giggle at 3 months.

By 6 Months

♥ Lifts head and brings both feet to mouth when lying on back
♥ Lifts head and chest off ground and will reach for toy with one arm when on
 tummy
♥ Rolls from tummy to back and may roll
 from back to tummy (4-7 months)
♥ Bounces on legs when held in standing
♥ Uses hands to support self when sitting

♥ Holds a toy in both hands at the same time
♥ Passes toys between hands and will bang/pat/suck toys
♥ Holds smaller toys with palm, fingers and thumb (radial palmar grasp)
♥ Uses raking motion to get small
 items

♥ Starting to use consonant sounds in babble. Eg. da, da.
♥ Has a variety of sounds to express feelings (babbling, blowing raspberries, squealing)
♥ Reacts to sudden noises
♥ Takes turns talking to people
♥ May start to respond to their name

By 9 Months

♥ Sits independently and plays with toys
♥ Can get into sitting from tummy or back
♥ May commando crawl or crawl on hands and knees
♥ Can stand with support and may start cruising (taking side steps) along furniture
♥ May walk with 2 hands held

♥ Points and pokes with index finger
♥ Holds blocks using thumb and fingers (radial-digital grasp)
♥ Purposefully drops toys
♥ Shakes/bangs/ manipulates toys

♥ Uses a variety of syllable combinations when babbling. Eg. Bababba.
♥ Looks at familiar objects and people when named
♥ Uses simples gestures, such as shakes head for no and raises hands to be picked up

By 12 Months

♥ Crawls with alternating arm and leg movements
♥ Pulls self to stand and cruises along furniture. Stands alone briefly
♥ May walk independently (10-15 months)
♥ Moves in and out of lying/sitting/ standing freely

♥ Pokes/points with index finger only
♥ Picks up small items with thumb
 and index finger (pincer grasp)
♥ Drops items into containers
♥ Attempts to stack 2 blocks
♥ Scribbles with fisted hand

♥ Knows and turns to own name
♥ Understands simple instructions such as "Come to mummy"
♥ May have a few words
♥ Uses gestures to communicate with you. Eg points, makes sounds or nods/shakes head