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activities to help motor skiles

looking for an activity to help motor skiles in infant

Question applies to ages: 0, 1, 2

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avatarlouise
# of Thumbs Up Received (1)		 Anything that uses your infant's motor skills! Show her how to build something with blocks and then let her explore on her own. Show her how to stack books and let her do that. Hand a ball back and forth and then start gently tossing it to her and encouraging her to throw it back to you. Build a (safe) obstacle course in the living room, using cushions and easy obstacles to get around or over. Play 'see & do' games like clapping hands, rolling on the floor, climbing stairs (with close guidance, depending on age), jumping while flapping her arms, and anything that you can come up with that requires coordinated movement and action.
I dance with my grandniece, which is another form of motor skills, and she always gets into the spirit! There's really no limit to the things you can do with an infant and young toddler to develop motor skills -- your imagination is the limit!

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Nana to a 2-year-old.
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Top 5 in: Discipline, Families and Relationships, Growth and Development, Learning Styles, Manners and Values, Parenting Support, Parents and SchoolsTop 5 in 7 Topics		 Louise has some excellent ideas! I did some quick research on the topic and a couple things came up a lot:

* Babies need "tummy time." Put them on their tummies on the floor so they can strengthen their muscles and start to move their neck, arms, and legs more deliberately.

* Avoid baby walkers as this slows the development of walking and slows the building of torso strength.

* Put a mirror or picture in front of them to encourage them to lift their heads.

* When baby is on his or her back, dangle objects above him/her so that baby will reach for them.

*Give babies rattles or teething rings that will help them practice grasping.

*Create an obstacle course for your baby to crawl over.

*Let your baby go barefoot when learning to walk.

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