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Sensory and motor development is the gradual process

by which a child gains use and coordination of the large


muscles of the legs, trunk, and arms, and the smaller
muscles of the hands.

A baby begins to experience new awareness


through sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing.
Perceptual development refers to how children
start taking in, interpreting, and
understanding sensory input.

Perception allows children to adapt and interact


with their environment through the use of their
senses.
Children are born with the ability to see, hear,
smell, taste, and touch
Generally thought of as the movement and use of
hands and upper extremities, fine motor skills
include reaching, grasping and manipulating
objects with your hands.
Fine motor skills also involve vision, specifically
visual motor skills, often referred to hand-eye
coordination. Visual-motor skills are needed to
coordinate hands, legs, and the rest of the body.
The difference between gross and fine motor skills
pertains to the muscles being used.

Gross motor skills refer to the large muscles and fine


motor skills refer to the smaller muscles. Babies and
toddlers need a lot of playtime and practice to develop
those small muscles needed for fine motor control.
Developmental milestones: Activities for infants to
build fine motor skills
This is a list of fine motor skills children should demonstrate
between the ages of 0-2 years.
0-3 months
•Brings hands to mouth
•Moves arms
•May swing arms at toys
•Hands start to open more
3-6 months
•Holds small object in hand (without thumb tucked in hand)
•Holds hands together
•Reaches for toys with both arms
•Pushes up on arms when on tummy
•Briefly holds a toy like a rattle
•Follows objects with eyes in all directions
6-9 months
Shakes and bangs rattles
Brings toys to mouth
Uses a raking grasp
Transfers objects from one hand to the other
Keeps hands open and relaxed most of the time
Starting to have the ability to pick up small foods like Cheerios
9-12 months
Able to release an object voluntarily
Gives toy to a caregiver when asked
Bangs two toys together
Turns pages of a book a few pages at a time
Begins to put objects into a container
Points to objects
Stacks 2 blocks
12-18 months
•Claps hands together
•Puts objects and toys into containers
•Waves goodbye
•Uses both hands to play
•Can isolate index finger with other fingers closed
•Scribbles with a crayon
•Beginning to use a spoon and cup
18-24 months
•Can build a block tower using 3-4 blocks
•Puts rings on a ring stacker
•Turns pages of a book one at a time
•Begins holding crayons with finger tips and thumb

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