Fine Motor Skills For 1 Year Olds

6 to 9 months.

Signing to communicate wants and needs. Keeps head steady when held in sitting position. Reaches for objects with either hand. Putting rings on a stick.

Transfers objects from one hand to the other. Sit with support at the waist. Holding and drinking from cup independently. Can lift head when lying on stomach.

Brings feet to mouth. Eating independently minimal assistance ok. Gross motor skills involve movement of the larger muscle groups like the arms and legs. Turning pages of a book two or three at a time.

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Building a tower of three small blocks. In hand manipulation skills translation shift and rotation are important fine motor skills for a child s development. Painting using whole arm movements to make strokes. Bringing a spoon to mouth.

Rolls to the left and right. Ihm skills have been shown to directly correlate with handwriting skills and self help skills like dressing.