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How to improve fine motor skills in children

How to improve fine motor skills in children
Written by Lahari Basu
May 23, 2022, 02:51 pm 2 min read
How to improve fine motor skills in children
It is important for children to develop fine motor skills faster to be able to hold a pencil and tie showlaces. (Photo credit: Pixnio)

Fine motor skills involve the movement of small muscles that require one's brain to coordinate between action and vision. Children develop motor skills at different rates. But when they struggle with fine motor skills, they can have trouble doing various activities. Here are a few ways to develop your child's fine motor skills if you think they are lagging.

#1
Drawing and painting

Drawing is probably the most creative activity for toddlers. Notice how they proceed with the colors. You can also encourage them or indirectly teach them how to hold and draw. It's adorable to see a child attempting to do a job on their own. Help them clutch pencils and other mediums like chalk, crayons, and sketch pens, and let the rest take course naturally.

#2
Cutting with scissors

Using scissors can sharpen fine motor skills as well as improve hand-eye coordination. However, make sure to check the scissors are safe for your toddler's use, they shouldn't be too sharp or pointy or they might end up hurting themselves. You can draw the shapes to cut around. Since these muscles are still developing and haven't been used this way before, they'll require practice.

#3
Building blocks

Being able to pick up specific things with their fingers helps children develop their fine motor skills. Building blocks help them build stronger muscles in their hands and improve coordination. Building things, pulling the blocks apart and picking them up will help them to learn writing. This also teaches them to be patient and persistent and gives a sense of accomplishment on completion.

#4
Give them some play-dough

Playing with plastic clay or play-dough, children can learn about shapes and sizes quickly. The soft dough provides a sense of tangibility, strengthening the arches of their hands and helping them learn how to grasp objects. Encourage your child to make small objects out of the dough by squeezing, stretching, and rolling the dough. Make some impressions on the dough to impress them.

#5
Puffed rice race

Dump a handful of puffed rice on a tray and take two bowls, one for your child and one for you. Now get ready and go start a race at who can pick up the most grains. Of course, you'll win several games effortlessly, but be patient with your child and cheer for them to win. With time, their techniques will change.

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Having worked in the media industry for six years, Lahari currently writes Lifestyle stories for NewsBytes. Before this, she worked with Microsoft News and Dainik Bhaskar group. An avid traveller, home cook, crocheter, and movie buff, Lahari is always on the lookout for good food, colourful yarns, innovative and thoughtful cinema, and cats! With words as a weapon, nature as strength, optimism as fuel, and an undying thirst for discovery, she is out on a lifelong journey to seek and experience the unknown.
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