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CHILD DEVELOPMENT

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

by Sarah Wolfel | May 14, 2019 | Attention, Core Strength, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Marte Meo, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Posture, Sensory, toileting

As a parent we often worry about whether our children are meeting milestones and developing appropriately in a wide range of areas. Sometimes it can be clear when a child is having difficulty and for others it can be hard to determine if being slightly slow to reach a...

How To Exercise Your Hand Using Play, Songs And Rhymes.

by Johanna de Kort | Apr 27, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy

A fascinating fact about your hands…about a quarter of the part of our brain which controls all movement in our body is devoted to the muscles of the hands.   This means when you exercise your hands in different ways it helps develop your brain which in turn helps...

How To Develop Your Child’s Hand Skills Using Pipe Cleaners

by Johanna de Kort | Apr 20, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy

                Did you know there are 2 main sets of muscles in the hand? Flexor muscles bend the fingers and extensors straighten them out again!  Hands do amazing things because of the way our fingers and thumbs work...
How Does a 3 Year Old Grasp A Pencil

How Does a 3 Year Old Grasp A Pencil

by Johanna de Kort | Apr 3, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy

Many 3 year olds tend to use all their fingers to hold chalk, crayon or pencil in the palm of their hand while their arm and elbow is held closer to their body and more directed toward the table.  Their arm and hand movements are more controlled as they start to...
How Does a 2 to 3 Year Old Grasp A Pencil?

How Does a 2 to 3 Year Old Grasp A Pencil?

by Johanna de Kort | Apr 1, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy

Many 2 to 3 year olds use what is technically referred to as a “Digital-Pronate Grasp”, to hold a marker, which is held with all their fingers and thumb pointing downward.  They tend to use all their fingers to hold chalk, crayon or pencil in the palm of their hand....
How Does A 1 Year Old Begin To Hold A Pencil?

How Does A 1 Year Old Begin To Hold A Pencil?

by Johanna de Kort | Mar 28, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy

A palmar supinate grasp that is often referred to as a “fisted grasp” usually develops around 1 to 1½ years. The child typically holds the texta, crayon or pencil in a fist with their thumb on top of their fingers, and their arms and hand move as a whole.  At first...
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