Skill Progression 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months A. Eating/drinking Holds and drinks Uses fisted grasp Tries to pour from Unscrews a bottle Demonstrates Eats the same from lidded cup on spoon small container lid (wrist rotation) taste and texture foods as the rest using two hands preferences in of the family food; makes requests Feeds self with Handles cup well Gives up bottle Demonstrates Grasps spoon pattern spoon, turns in with two hands for travel cup with oral motor skills with fingers coordinated mouth, spilling straw to eat foods from during a long all food groups drinking sequence Feeds self with Minimal loss of Attempts to Unwraps food in Uses tongue to Grades fingers food during unwrap food simple wrapping clear area to size of chewing between gums the bite Eats coarsely Eats most meats Easy lip closure; Holds spoon and and cheek chopped table and raw no loss of food or keeps it upright foods, including vegetables drink chopped meats Dips spoon in Chews with Eats a variety of Point of spoon food and brings it mouth closed textures enters mouth first to mouth; turns spoon to get contents in mouth Uses Lifts cup to mouth Transfers a bolus Sweeps tongue to with one hand, of food across the clear lips diagonal rotary may drop midline of the chew tongue No longer drools unless teething
Skill Progression 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months A. Eating/drinking Holds and drinks from lidded cup using two hands Uses fisted grasp on spoon Tries to pour from small container Unscrews a bottle lid (wrist rotation) Demonstrates taste and texture preferences in food; makes requests Eats the same foods as the rest of the family pattern coordinated during a long drinking sequence Feeds self with spoon, turns in mouth, spilling Handles cup well with two hands Gives up bottle for travel cup with straw Demonstrates oral motor skills to eat foods from all food groups Grasps spoon with fingers Feeds self with fingers Minimal loss of food during chewing Attempts to unwrap food Unwraps food in simple wrapping Uses tongue to clear area between gums and cheek Grades to size of the bite Eats coarsely chopped table foods, including chopped meats Eats most meats and raw vegetables Easy lip closure; no loss of food or drink Holds spoon and keeps it upright Dips spoon in food and brings it to mouth; turns spoon to get contents in mouth Chews with mouth closed Eats a variety of textures Point of spoon enters mouth first Uses diagonal rotary chew Lifts cup to mouth with one hand, may drop Transfers a bolus of food across the midline of the tongue Sweeps tongue to clear lips No longer drools unless teething
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