Hand Function 7-24 Month Period

Intro[edit | edit source]

7-12 Month Period[edit | edit source]

Purposes of the hand during this period:

  1. As part of the postural and locomotor systems
    • including learning to balance in sitting, crawling and buttock shuffling, cruising.
  2. For communication and in social interactions
  3. For picking up, moving and manipulating objects
    • to explore their different properties and what can be done with them.