Which developmental milestone would you expect to observe in a 9-month-old infant?

Which developmental milestone would you expect to observe in a 9-month-old infant?

• A. Speaking in two-word sentences
• B. Grasping objects with palmar grasp
• C. Creeping along the floor
• D. Beginning to use a spoon sloppily

Answer: (C)

At about nine months, a key gross motor milestone is creeping along the floor on the hands and knees. This shows the infant’s developing trunk control, upper‑body strength, and coordination needed to move around without support. The other options don’t fit this age: using two-word sentences is a much later language milestone, typically well after the first year; a palmar grasp is a more primitive grasp that would have been replaced by a more refined grip by this age; and starting to use a spoon self‑feeding is usually learned around the late infant to toddler period, after a year. So creeping is the expected milestone for a nine‑month‑old.

At about nine months, a key gross motor milestone is creeping along the floor on the hands and knees. This shows the infant’s developing trunk control, upper‑body strength, and coordination needed to move around without support. The other options don’t fit this age: using two-word sentences is a much later language milestone, typically well after the first year; a palmar grasp is a more primitive grasp that would have been replaced by a more refined grip by this age; and starting to use a spoon self‑feeding is usually learned around the late infant to toddler period, after a year. So creeping is the expected milestone for a nine‑month‑old.