Occupational Therapy & Developmental Milestones (4-6 months old)
Visual/Fine Motor Skills:
- Excitement (arm movement) when toy is presented
- Plays with own hands at midline
- Plays with rattle placed in hand
- Begins to play with toys independently especially by putting in mouth
- Shakes toys
- Smiles at mirror image
- Enjoys playing peek-a-boo
- Plays with own feet
- When drops toy begins to look to see where it went
Self Help Skills:
- Holds bottle
Suggested Toys/Activities:
- rattles
- mobiles
- busy boxes
- mirrors
- musical toys
- textured toys
- stuffed animals
- teething toys
- pans
- plastic spoons
Connect with a pediatric occupational therapist at Child and Family Development to learn more about development.
Read more about OT here.
