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Need Ideas
Again, for kids having trouble holding a pencil, rubber grips or a golf pencil is recommended. ALso, activities that use the pincer grip: "stringing beads, ...
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- Go to the teacher store. They have grippers for pencils to help place fingers in the right place. I teach kindergarten and use them all the time. They are soft so th...
- There are pencil grips that you can slide onto the pencil that will help position his fingers properly. A school supply store will have them, maybe even a walmart or ...
- C. R, Have your tried pencil grippers? Sometimes kids need to the support provided by these and you can find ones that also have "silly faces", etc so that the f...
8 Month Old Still Not Even Eating Cereal or Baby Fruit
... I dont believe the wholeintroduce now otherwise they wont eat it later Does he use a pincer grip yetpicking up food wpointer finger and thumb That's one ...
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- Just a couple quick thoughts... Have you tried using a mesh bag feeder, so he can try putting a piece of real food (i.e. banana) into his mouth? Maybe that will gi...
- You are doing everything right. Do not worry!
- A., I think your son is pretty normal and you're correct to follow his cues. One thing you might try that you didn't mention is smooshing food off your own plate and ...
Looking for Fine Motor Skills Books
We broke up his crayons to make him grasp them with his "pincer" versus using the Palmer grip - whole hand. I really want him ready for Kindergarten in the ...
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- Two ideas that came to mind: Cheerios has a couple of books where you place the Cheerios on the page that would be great for working on the pincer grasp. My kids lo...
- Check Out Lakeshore learning store or discountschoolsupply.com As a teacher, I know they have a ton of stuff that you can use to help w/ fine motor development. ...
- Here are a few of my own ideas to help you out: -Play with play-doh-roll it into snakes and cut it into small pieces with scissors -Have him use tweezers or chop...
Son Hates to Write, and Color
This game is all about the pincer grip. You may want to let him play without turning the buzzer on at first. The sound may scare him enough he won't want to ...
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- Instead of having the paper flat on the table in front of him, try getting a big roll of paper, and putting some on a wall in front of him, or on a sturdy easel. Then...
- have you tried special pencils and crayons? Like larger ones or a special holding device that makes using them easier. I thought I read once that the constant sm...
- Hi L., You know....I never understood why children were forced to do things they don't enjoy, if there is no significant harm in having them forgo the activity. Don't...
My Son Won't Feed Himself
Sometimes the table foods are too slippery to get a grip on. Does he have a good pincer grasp (index finger to thumb grasp) or does he still "rake" the food ...
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- Yes, I agree with S.H. Just give it time ;) My daughter will be 2 in February and although she does feed herself (since she was about 12 months), she STILL refuses t...
- Does he use a spoon or a spork? Let him hold one while you feed him so he can get used to holding one in his hand and then dip some yogurt on the end of it to help hi...
- I wouldn't worry at a year. It takes different motor coordination to use a spoon than it does to just pick up something and plop it in his mouth. My daughter used to g...
8 Month Old on the Plane
If he's into finger foods yet, those provide plenty of entertainment as well (we practiced pincer grip by eating cheerios one by one for a couple of hours ...
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- Depending on when you'll be traveling--perhaps get him used to some situations in which you must hold him on your lap and his own personal preference for mobility is r...
- My son happened to be very social, so I would let him sit with other people who were sitting near. Strangers are often more exciting and can entertain a baby for a wh...
- We recently traveled with our 10 month old and tried to be sure he had a ton of floor time before each flight. That way we burned as much energy as possible before he...
When to Start Finger Foods???
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- If he's showing that he can munch down some foods, try pasta. My husband makes homemade macaroni and cheese and I was nervous alittle bit about feeding it to him, but...
- my daughter is 8m old and when she started doing that, i just started trying to give her some pieces of our food, when it was healthy enough and soft enough, to see ho...
- my little one (our 3rd) was solely on table food by 8 months...so if he is acting ready, go for it...just keep a close eye on him for choking. PS...if he's this ind...
Advice from Breastfeeding Moms on Cereal/solids?
... "puffs" or "rusks". they need pincer grips to really be good at self-feeding . .... However, babies generally don't have the pinser grip (thumb and index ...
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- The point is that it's not such a leap from breastmilk, tastewise. Also Rice Cereal is the least likely to stimulate an allergy so in theory it's the safest to start w...
- In addition to getting babies used to different textures and so forth, cereals are fortified with Iron to help prevent anemia. I did not start with Rice cereal, I did ...
- I have twins, too, and I hear your frustration. It is tempting to push this stuff along and try and get more breaks, less breast feeding, more sleep. The whole thing...
Formula / Gripe Water / Rice Cereal Q's
Baby is developing a “pincer” grasp, where he picks up food or other ... I found that just using eye dropper and letting them suck the grip water from there ...
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- Ds mom... here are just a little input as far as rice cereal is concered.... Rice Cereal Questions: 1. Why can't I mix Rice Cereal in with my son's formula when I ...
- from what i have read giving rice cereal in a bottle is a bad idea for 2 reasons... 1)adding calories in that manner to a diet has been shown to be linked to childhood...
- D., To make it easier on you I would just make an 8 oz bottle and waste the 1 oz. It really is not that much to waste. If your adding the powder to the water it is tr...
Baby with a Milk Allergy
It is large enough for him to grasp and work on the pincher grip (no wheat=no cheerios). You can buy rice bread and bake it at a really low temp (200 or ...
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- I went through this with my 2 year old and am going through it with an 8 month old as well. I always felt like I was giving them the same old things as well. I fed m...
- Hi J., The best book for you and I suggest it to everyone as well: "The Super Baby Food Book" by Ruth Yuron. My husband was allergic to Milk as well when he was a bab...
- J., three out of four of my boys were in the same boat! Anything i would use milk in,,i would do theirs with soy formula and so they had mac/cheese,mashed potatos,...
