Developmental Milestones Chart : 9 Months

Gross Motor Skills

• Sits with a straight back

• Crawls

• Pulls to stand

• Stands with support

• 🚩 Unable to sit without support

Fine Motor Skills

• Able to pick up objects with thumb and index finger, although skill is not fully developed

  • Use finger pads, arm needs to be supported on table/surface

• Able to hit 2 cubes together, 1 cube held in each hand

• 🚩 Does not transfer objects from one hand to another

Hearing/Speech and Language

Receptive Ability:

• Understands 'no' and 'bye'

Expressive Ability:

• Says 'mama' and 'dada' non-specifically (e.g. calling anyone 'mama' or 'dada', even uncles or aunties)

Socio-Emotional Skills

• Waves goodbye

• Claps hands

• Plays peek-a-boo

• 🚩 No response to name