Fine motor activities

It’s easy to take for granted just how much we need fine motor skills day-to-day since many of our movements are so well-trained that we use them without even thinking! While we tend to think of fine motor activities for kids as pencil work, there’s a much broader set of movements and skills we use …

Did you know that the bones in children’s hands are still developing before the age of seven? An x-ray of a three-year-old’s hand compared to a seven-year-old reveals a startling difference. (Source) For many young children, this means that the process of writing can be uncomfortable and even painful as they haven’t yet developed enough …