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Help with My 16 Month Old!
If your child is reaching the other physical milestones--such as cruising, .... If her fine motor skills are good, and she's scooting the way you describe, ...
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- Hi there, My son didn't walk for a long time, and his speech was also slow. We got involved in Early Start, part of Head Start. There is a program called No Child Lef...
- If I were you, I would set up an appoinment with her doc or ask some questions at her 18 month appointment. But I personally don't think there is anything wrong with ...
- As a new mom sometimes I find my self worrying about if my daughters abilities only because other babies are doing things if you have no other concerns than timing, it...
Learning Letters
Especially with boys, they will sometimes master the fine motor skill (for ... the kids may not be hitting the correct milestones because of their past, ...
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- I have an early childhood degree and have taught pre-k and kindergarten for years, and the normal age is usually 4, but like letter recognition and reading, it sometim...
- It's a great thing to teach them letter familiarity when they're three, but they probably won't have the fine motor control to trace letters until they're at least fou...
- Lead and they will follow. Your 3 year old is ready to begin but do not worry if he has not started yet. When possible sit down with the 3 and 2 year old at the tabl...
How to Get My 3 Year Old to Hold a Pencil/crayon Right
i would not be too worried about it yet. maybe his "fine motor skills" are just not developed enough to grip the crayon the "right" way yet. just let him do ...
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- My four year old did the same thing when he was three my mother in law is a teacher and she told me that he would eventually learn but if you are still concerned you c...
- My son is in developmental preschool and they said to have him use broken crayons. I guess being smaller there is a better chance of holding it correctly.
- You can get a little rubber finger gripper that slips on a pencil (probably a crayon, too). I think it may have cost around a dollar from United Art and Education (I b...
Help W/ 4 Year Old Reading Interest???
Clay, sand and any kind of material that will develop his fine motor skills are a great way to encourage the process. When a child writes at this age ...
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- I have twins who are now 6 years old, my daughter was very interested in writing and reading from very early. My son on the other hand had no interest at all until he ...
- Hi B., I'm a mother of 5, a grandmother and have taught pre-shool for almost 7 years. It has been my experience that four year olds (especially boys) are not as ...
- Hi B.. I am a new homeschooling mom. From anyone I talk to they always tell not to push. It will happen. He is really young. Sometimes when we push they will may ...
Looking for Help with Infant Shoelace Issue
Sep 15, 2009 ... Social Workers · Speech Therapy · Stages & Milestones ... her shoes while we were driving She had FABULOUS fine motor skills for 9 10 months ...
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- they've improved the shoelace contraption that so many of us had hanging from our shoes.... You can find the new and improved versions at Buster Brown, Stride Rite ...
- You can buy tightly curled shoe laces for infants/toddlers at any shoe store. They look just like a pig's tail and come in many colors. You can tie or not and kid' s...
- I bought some at a Stride Rite store when my oldest (now 7) was a baby.
7 Mo. Old Baby Not Showing Any Interest in Crawling
However, I feel that her motor skills are behind. ... In my book the milestones where separated in 3 sections: "your baby is", "probably is" and "might be". ... things to worry about, but my guess is that Marissa is totally fine! ...
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- My son was behind on all of his motor skills. He didn't roll over until 6 months, crawled at 12 months and walked at 18 months. He is now a happy, healthy and very a...
- nope dont worry - every baby is different - I have had 4 babies and they all crawled between 6monts and 11 months and walked between 9monthhs and 16 months. You're fine.
- Hi S., You are getting a lot of great advice regarding the variations of "normal" for development of kids. They are all so individual. She may be putting her ener...
Feedings
Oct 22, 2009 ... Social Workers · Speech Therapy · Stages & Milestones .... starsthey melt in the babies mouths and it helps develop fine motor skills too ...
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- H., Congrats on the triplets! It sounds like you're doing a great job. My twins just turned one year old. Both of my babies were breastfed, so I always wondered ...
- My preemie never ate much at one sitting either. I believe the night thing is something some of us endure with our preemies ;) Exhausting isn't it!?
- Hi H. Your triplets peditrican advice is the best one. In time they'll be eating more. So if they're gaining weight, they must be getting enough. Maybe if it's okay wi...
Help W/ Techniques on Teaching How to Tie Shoes!!
It takes a LOT of fine motor skills and coordination to tie shoes! .... I don't think the fine motor skills are really there yet. If you want to play around ...
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- if you want my advice..let your 4 yr old be a 4 yr old..maybe i have always done wrong in this case..cause i have 5 children and none of my kids could tie their shoes ...
- Tying shoes is one of the skills he will be evalutated on in K. Many preschools ask for velcro shoes on kids as they are easier for the children and teachers, however...
- I think your kid's teacher is silly. I didn't learn how to tie shoes until I was in the first grade. My daughter is not old enough to tie shoes yet, so I can't comme...
Shoe Tying Issue
My son has the same issue He has dyspraxia His coordination and fine motor skills are a little weak Talk to your school's occupational therapist Mine gave ...
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- My son has the same issue. He has dyspraxia. His coordination and fine motor skills are a little weak. Talk to your school's occupational therapist. Mine gave me a "Sh...
- A., What does his handwriting look like? If he is having any issues (even if he seems really smart) like avoiding writing, or if he is "messy" and they say he will...
- Check out your local library. Ask the children's librarian for this great shoe tieing book. It has a "shoe" facing as though it was on your child's foot. Cute story...
9 Month Old Won't Roll Over, Crawl, or Put Any Weight on Feet
His fine motor skills with his hands seem good. ... I was told when he was born that large babies tend to hit milestones faster (such as sleeping through ...
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- I also thought my daughter was a slow walker, but when I read the baby books, the average time to walk was 15 months. Plus, she never really crawled. She just went str...
- Wait it out. That's between his parents and the doctor. My baby's a big guy and he didn't crawl until 12 months and now we are still waiting on him to walk and he's ...
- My kids loved Johnny Jump up. It hangs from a doorway and will bounce with their jumping. And then I would put some things just out of his reach to see if he would t...
