childrens health
Filling up and dumping out
Thursday, December 20th, 2007As your child’s daily wake of destruction has made perfectly clear, emptying a container requires a lot less precision than filling one. This is one of the first fine motor feats your toddler will master — and once she does, she’s likely to repeat it with a vengeance. As exasperating as it may be come [...]
How to help your toddler develop fine motor skills
Thursday, December 20th, 2007When it comes to using gross motor skills — things like walking, jumping, and running — your little dynamo probably doesn’t need much encouragement. But it’s equally important that she work on her fine motor skills — small, precise thumb, finger, hand, and wrist movements. That’s because they support a host of other vital physical [...]
Developing Gross Motor Skills
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007No matter how proficient your child is at any given skill, always encourage and motivate her with plenty of positive reinforcement for her efforts.
Remember, that each individual has their own unique strengths and weaknesses. I believe that in life, we all need to learn to improve our weak areas to an acceptable standard, [...]
Fine Motor Skills
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Motor skills are actions that involve the movement of muscles in the body. They are divided into two groups: gross motor skills, which include the larger movements of arms, legs, feet, or the entire body (crawling, running, and jumping); and fine motor skills, which are smaller actions, such as grasping an object between the thumb [...]
Cognitive Development
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007It was once believed that infants lacked the ability to think or form complex ideas and remained without cognition until they learned language. It is now known that babies are aware of their surroundings and interested in exploration from the time they are born. From birth, babies begin to actively learn. They gather, sort, and [...]
Gross Motor Skills
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Motor skills are actions that involve the movement of muscles in the body. They are divided into two groups: gross motor skills, which are the larger movements of arms, legs, feet, or the entire body (crawling, running, and jumping); and fine motor skills, which are smaller actions, such as grasping an object between the thumb [...]
Well-baby examination
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Definition
Well-baby examinations are scheduled regularly during the first two years of life due to the rapid growth and change that occurs during infancy. During each visit the pediatrician monitors, advises, and answers questions on a baby’s growth and development.
Purpose
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the newborn infant see a physician for a check-up at birth, [...]
