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First year
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Birth to 3 moths
All new borns are born with the ability to grasp; New borns will close their fingers tightly around an object placed in their hands. -
4 to 6 months
When you move the head of an infant who is lying down, they will respond by reaching out the arm, that is on the side where the head is facing, with the hand partly open. The other arm will become flexed, and the fist will be clenched. If you turn the baby's head, the arm/hand positions will reverse. -
7 to 9
In older infants (about 7 months), they develop wheat is known as the Parachut Reflex. The Parachute Reflex is when a baby extends out its arms and legs when it thinks it is going to fall. -
10 to 12
If infant is held in ventral suspension.Quadruped tilting reaction.Sitting tilting reaction