The Power of Parenting
Thursday, 04 June 2020
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Fine Motor Development means mastering precise and accurate small muscle movements of the fingers and hands in order to reach, grasp and manipulate small objects.
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Typical Skills
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Releases object to other person on request or gesture
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Picks up and eats finger foods, e.g., raisin, cheerio, cracker, etc.
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Turns container upside down to get an item out
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Puts pegs into a pegboard
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Turns pages of a book
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Stacks three or more blocks
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Scribbles with a big crayon
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Emerging Skills
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Feeds self with spoon and fork
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Throws ball forward
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Begins to unlatch, unscrew, open and take apart
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Squeezes, pokes, and pats playdough
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Copies simple lines drawn on paper
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- Give your child the opportunity to feed himself finger foods at meal times
- Spend time reading picture books with your child
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- Practice independent, self-help skills and be proud of newly emerging abilities
- Use small muscles in his fingers to turn the pages and set the pace of your time together
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- Offer your child plastic bowls she can either stack or put one inside the other
- Provide big crayons and lots of paper
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- Test out how things fit together
- Experiment with scribbling and the patterns and colours that emerge
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- Provide pots and lids to encourage finding matching sets
- Help your child to solve a simple jigsaw puzzle with one or two large pieces
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- Enjoy making noise with the pots and lids while beginning to appreciate different sizes of objects
- Explore how things fit together using his new fine motor abilities
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