7th August 2023
| LDC A has been very busy this week. The children have been very busy exploring their environment, forming friendships. Educators set out to provide opportunities for the children to further develop fine motor skills during play experiences. Why develop fine motor skills? Fine Motor skills help children to navigate the world with confidence. The most important fine motor skills children need to develop include the following: The palmar arches allow the palms to curl inward. Strengthening these helps coordinate the movement of fingers, which is needed for writing, unbuttoning clothes, and gripping. Wrist stability develops by early school years. It allows children to move their fingers with strength and control. Skilled side of the hand is the use of the thumb, index finger, and other fingers together for precision grasping. Intrinsic hand muscle development is the ability to perform small movements with the hand, where the tip of the thumb, index finger, and middle finger touch. Bilateral hand skills permit the coordination of both hands at the same time. Scissor skills develop by age 4 and teaches hand strength and hand eye coordination. Fine motor skills involve movement of the smaller muscle groups in your child’s hands, fingers, and wrists. Gross motor skills involve movement of the larger muscle groups, like the arms and legs. It’s these larger muscle groups that allow babies to sit up, turn over, crawl, and walk. Both types of motor skills enable children to become more independent. Fine motor skills are especially crucial, however, because the ability to use the smaller muscles in the hands allows children to perform self-care tasks without assistance. |
