This study investigated patterns of tactile input in Korean mother-child interactions, focusing on their duration, location, and types. We examined maternal touch behaviors in a cross-sectional sample of 35 Korean mother-child dyads, spanning the pre-verbal, early speech, and multi-word stages (8, 14, and 27 months, respectively). The analysis included 12 types of maternal touch, occurring either with or without concurrent speech, and examined their locations on the child's body. The results indicated that the duration of touch was prolonged when mothers combined touch with verbal communication compared with instances without words. Furthermore, the findings revealed variations in the types of touch and the specific body parts touched by the mothers, which were influenced by the child's developmental stage. These results suggest that maternal touch during interactions with their children was not arbitrary but rather adapted to the child's developmental stage.