Occupational Therapy & Developmental Milestones (7-9 months old)

Visual/Fine Motor Skills:

• Continues to put toys in mouth
• Examines toys by transferring them from hand to hand
• Begins to bang toys
• May accidentally pull toys apart
• Begins to imitate simple movements
• Uncovers toy hidden under towel
• Can oppose thumb for grasp of objects

Self Help Skills:

• Begins to try and finger feed

Suggested Toys/Activities:

• blocks
• ring stack
• balls
• pop-up toys
• nesting cups
• peek-a-boo
• pat-a-cake
• squeaky toys

Connect with a pediatric occupational therapist at Child and Family Development to learn more about development. 

Read more about OT here.