hand / eye co odrination in 14 month old?

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im just wondering what the average coordination is for a 14 month old boy .
what sort of things are they able to do ?
My partner thinks our son is way above average in that field ,  but i think its normal . 
Hes a golf fanatic and bought our son some plastic golf clubs 2 weeks ago .
with out being shown what to do he took the club and started hitting the ball, just the one handed chopping action, but was hitting the ball with the first or second shot . 
And now that hes been shown how to hold the club with 2 hands , he will , and then wait for us to put the ball in front of him and then hit it .. he can only tap it because if he swings he will lose his balance . 

So is this normal 14 month old coordination ?

( i know all kids develop at different rates .. im just wondering about the average . )

gia · Accepted Answer

well you can read about "averages" on different websites and you are right there is a wide range.  i have taken child development classes and have a 2 yr old so i will give you my take---at 12-14 months of age most children start to walk/ those who mastered walking earlier, start to run, they can throw a ball, the can kick a ball.  if theyre visual system is in tact(no eye turns, no excessive refractive errors) then their eye hand coordination will also be good. My son at 14 months-- i never gave him a golf stick so i cant say in those terms but he would be able to draw a cirle where i told him to and could stick a skinny straw into a skinny straw hole(eg those small juicy juice boxes) --that shows excellent eye hand coordination.  if you test ur childs ability to do that--that shows he has good fine motor skills AND good eye hand coordination.

Anonymous · Answer

14 months old and just getting hand/eye coordination?
ur kid is slow

dont enroll him in preschool anytime soon, enroll him in Special ED

Feeling Yourself Disintegrate · Answer

Did the doctor diagnose him with retardation? 
Ok he's fine.

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