The Power of Parenting
Thursday, 12 November 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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Scribbles, holding the crayon in whole hand
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Imitates drawing vertical and horizontal lines
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Builds a tower of 5 or more blocks
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Strings beads, picking them up with thumb and forefinger
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Removes lids from jars, rotating wrist
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Emerging Skills
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Begins to use thumb and fingertips when holding crayon
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Imitates drawing a cross, copies a circle
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Folds paper
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Uses small scissors to snip paper
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Removes clothing already unbuttoned; pulls up zipper
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- Praise your toddler’s drawing efforts and describe the markings you see
- Provide your toddler with chances to practice dressing skills, helping with buttons and zippers
- Make playdough with your toddler and create different shapes together
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- Know your are interested in his creations and feel encouraged to draw more
- Develop confidence in his ability to dress himself
- Enjoy the soothing feeling as he squeezes, pinches, rolls, pats and shapes the dough
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- Make necklaces together using beads, cut up straws, bits of paper with holes punched in them
- Supply your toddler with costumes for pretend play including hats, shoes, coats, pants
- Provide many art materials including markers, crayons, paint and chalk
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- Strengthen her ability to pick things up using thumb and forefingers (pincer grasp)
- Practice dressing skills as she engages in an imaginative activity
- Become more able to control these materials as she scribbles and copies lines and shapes
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- Provide your child with tongs and various items to sort onto different plates
- Provide puzzles of different sizes and colours, and different numbers of pieces
- Invite your toddler to help with simple cooking jobs like ripping lettuce or stirring with a spoon
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- Practice the grasp he will be using to cut with scissors
- Learn to use his grasping skills, problem-solve and complete tasks he started
- See how his growing skills can be used to help other people
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