Question 1

What are normal gross and fine motor skills for toddlers?

Accepted Answer

An example of a gross motor skill is standing,walking.or stooping and recovering. An example of a fine motor skill is picking up a raisin with a neat pincer grasp between  fingers.

Question 2

How can i help my child develop gross and fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Playing is to help your child to develop motor skills.

Question 3

What is the medical definition of gross and fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

development depend on the brain's ability to plan, coordinate, execute & remember age-appropriate movements of normal quality, the health, tone & strength of muscles, the disappearance of primitive reflexes & eye-hand coordination. Gross (large) muscle movements develop head to toe the 1st yr. Volitional fine (small) muscle movements develop from shoulder to fingers, from palmar to pincer grasp.

Question 4

How do gross and fine motor skills develop from age 0-3 years?

Accepted Answer

to give you specifics; see healthy children.org & firststeps.org. Gross motor develops head-to-toe from 0-12 mos. Fine motor develops  from regarding one's hands at 2 mos. to hands in midline, proximal-distal. Grasp develops ulnar to radial, palm to thumb & index finger. Volitional movements require normal muscle tone & strength, vision, disappearance of primitive reflexes & "tummy time".

Question 5

What are some activities for improving a child's gross and fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

years, seek evaluation from your state's Child Find Program if  concerned; if 3-5, from your school district's Child Find Team. If school age, you may have to pay for private OT & PT evaluations. See developmental screens &  age-appropriate tips on healthy children.org, www.moveforwardpt.com/Children/Activities/Default.aspx#.VP09A0ZHbCR, therapystreetforkids.com/fm-strength.html & other sites.

Question 6

What are normal gross and fine motor skills for a 3-year-old?

Accepted Answer

Use Developmental Screens on first signs.org & healthy children.org. A 3-yr. old displays normal quality of movement to draw a circle & a cross, use scissors, hold crayon with thumb & fingers, throw ball overhand, catch ball using both hands, dress self (no fasteners), walk up & down stairs alternating feet, ride trike, etc. Public Schools' Child Find Teams assess kids age 3-5, free of charge.

Question 7

What can i do to boost fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Consult and occupational therapist.  Ots specialize in working with people who need fine motor training.

Question 8

How does one get loss of fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

This depends on many factors.  Most importantly, it depends on the age of the patient.  If it is a baby or child, it could mean something completely different than if it were an elderly person.

Question 9

How do video games affect fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

improve their  visual attention & eye-hand coordination, but they use navigation strategies reliant on the brain's reward system (caudate nucleus), not its  spatial memory system (hippocampus). Resultant decreases in hippocampal structure (grey matter) & function increase risk of neurological disorders like Alzheimer's. Long-term studies using  functional MRI's are needed to define degree of risk.

Question 10

How are fine motor skills affected by intelligence?

Accepted Answer

related to cognitive ability; motor planning is an executive function. However, research done in Holland did not find a 1:1 correlation between IQ & fine motor (f.m.) skills. It did find an average 10-point decrease in scores on f.m. tests for every standard deviation or 15-point decrease in kids with IQ scores below 85. ~ 70% of people have IQ's of 85-115, the low-average- high average range.

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What are normal gross and fine motor skills for toddlers?

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How can i help my child develop gross and fine motor skills?

What is the medical definition of gross and fine motor skills?

How do gross and fine motor skills develop from age 0-3 years?

What are some activities for improving a child's gross and fine motor skills?

What are normal gross and fine motor skills for a 3-year-old?

What can i do to boost fine motor skills?

How does one get loss of fine motor skills?

How do video games affect fine motor skills?

How are fine motor skills affected by intelligence?

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