| Age | Motor milestones |
| 2 months | - Holds head up when on tummy
- Moves both arms and both legs
- Opens hands briefly
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| 4 months | - Holds head steady without support while being held
- Use arm to swing at toys
- Pushes up onto elbows/forearms when on tummy
- Holds a toy when placed in a hand
- Brings hands to mouth
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| 6 months | - Rolls from tummy to back
- Pushes up with straight arms when on tummy
- Leans on hands for support when sitting
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| 9 months | - Sits without support
- Uses fingers to grab or rake food
- Moves objects from one to the other hand
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| 12 months | - Pulls up to stand
- Walks while holding onto furniture
- Drinks from a cup without a lid
- Picks up objects between thumb and index (first) finger
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| 15 months | - Walks a few steps
- Uses fingers to eat some food
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| 18 months | - Walks without support
- Scribbles
- Drinks from a cup (may spill sometimes)
- Feeds self with fingers
- Tries to use a spoon
- Climbs on/off couch or chair without help
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| 24 months | - Kicks a ball
- Runs
- Walks up a few stairs without help
- Eats with a spoon
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| 30 months | - Uses hand to twist objects (eg, doorknob, lids)
- Can remove some clothes without help (eg, jacket)
- Jumps off ground with both feet
- Turns book pages (one at a time)
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| 3 years | - Strings together items (eg, beads)
- Can put on some clothes without help (eg, jacket)
- Eats with a fork
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| 4 years | - Catches a ball
- Pours liquid into cup
- Unbuttons some buttons
- Holds pencil (or crayon) between thumb and fingers
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| 5 years | - Buttons some buttons
- Hops on one foot
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