Question 1

what can i do to boost fine motor skills?

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

Question 2

how does one get loss of fine motor skills?

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Depends: 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 3

how do video games affect fine motor skills?

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Video game players: improve their  visual attention &amp; 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) &amp; function increase risk of neurological disorders like Alzheimer's. Long-term studies using  functional MRI's are needed to define degree of risk.

Question 4

what are normal gross and fine motor skills for toddlers?

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Varies with age: 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 5

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

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Play with him/her: Playing is to help your child to develop motor skills.

Question 6

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

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Motor domains of : development depend on the brain's ability to plan, coordinate, execute &amp; remember age-appropriate movements of normal quality, the health, tone &amp; strength of muscles, the disappearance of primitive reflexes &amp; 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 7

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

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It takes &gt; 400 words: to give you specifics; see healthy children.org &amp; 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 &amp; index finger. Volitional movements require normal muscle tone &amp; strength, vision, disappearance of primitive reflexes &amp; "tummy time".

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

At what age? If &lt; 3: 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 &amp; PT evaluations. See developmental screens &amp;  age-appropriate tips on healthy children.org, www.moveforwardpt.com/Children/Activities/Default.aspx#.VP09A0ZHbCR, therapystreetforkids.com/fm-strength.html &amp; other sites.

Question 9

how are fine motor skills affected by intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Learning is directly: related to cognitive ability; motor planning is an executive function. However, research done in Holland did not find a 1:1 correlation between IQ &amp; 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.

Question 10

can you tell me examples of fine motor skills for toddler?

Accepted Answer

Sure: These are movements made with small muscles of hands.  Some of these skills are pointing, using both hands to hold a toy, building a tower of two blocks, scribble with a crayon, using a spoon with some spilling, taking off their own socks.

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