fine motor skills - baby
By marcinwise
@marcinwise (391)
June 28, 2010 4:17am CST
Fine motor skills are smaller, more precise movements using muscle groups such as the fingers and hands. Our baby's fine motor development depends on the appropriate messages being sent by his brain to stimulate the small muscles in his arms and hands. By practising these movements over and over, your baby will strengthen these muscles, as well as the nerve pathways in his body that transmit various movement signals.
Are you train fine motor skills with your baby? What you use to help with this skills?
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3 responses
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
29 Jun 10
In order for these skills to develop in a very young child, they need to be stimulated. I did this with both of my children by making sure that they had lots of toys to play with when they were very small. As they got a little bit older, I started letting them color with crayons and such. By doing this, both of my children were able to properly grasp a pencil by the time that they were three years old and my seven year old daughter has the most beautiful handwriting because she has such control with her fine motor muscles.
@marcinwise (391)
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5 Jul 10
giving baby crayons is good idea , maybe they will in future driving very well. some people avoid giving baby this. and I think is wrong decision
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
29 Jun 10
Hello in my family the babies are given massage daily in the morning and evening using pure seasame oil, while doing this my daughter in laws or my wife twists, moves the arms legs of the baby, it is like exercising..
Thanks for sharing.
Welcome always. 
Cheers.
Professor
Cheers.
Professor
@marcinwise (391)
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29 Jun 10
yes I was read massage are good for babies , but I was not doing this. I was scared do to my baby , I don't want hurt my baby . and I think to make massage we should know how do this.
@marcinwise (391)
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29 Jun 10
yes you are right. I have some games whose I do with my baby.
Playing with rice cereal will help gain control of muscle groups in baby fingers and hands, because he must concentrate on his pincer to manipulate the cereal pieces. you can buy a few bags of cereal and pour them into a plastic box, or let your child play with a small amount in his highchair.
