0-1 Month Milestones
Gross Fine Motor
- Makes jerky arm movements; both sides of the body
- Follows moving object briefly with both eyes
- Moves head from side to side while on tummy
- Head flops backward if it is unsupported
- Brings hands within range of eyes and mouth
- Is able to keep hands in tight fists
- Momentary regard for objects
- Arm thrust
- Brief grasp response to touch
- Hand to mouth coordination
- Visual response to own hand
- Visual response to object in own hand
Language/Oral Motor
- Makes sounds
- Suckle/swallow reflex
- Tongue movement-in/out pattern
- Tongue is cupped to provide channel for backward movement of liquid
- Rooting reflex
- Phasic bite reflex
- Gag reflex
Personal and Social
- Prefers to look at human faces more than objects
Visual
- Has limited ability to focus on someone’s face or an object
- Sees light and form
- Horizontal and vertical eye movements
Other Characteristics
- Focuses on things 8-12 inches away
- Eyes tend to wander and occasionally cross
- Is startled by loud sounds
- Prefers black and white or high contrast patterns
