Posts Tagged ‘fine motor skills’

Child development - drawing and coloring with toddlers

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

To the casual observer a child who is drawing or coloring in,  is merely scribbling. The marks seem to be completely ramdom and meaningless. But there is much more happening in your young child’s mind as s/he engages in the physical act of drawing and coloring.
In fact, examining children’s drawing may give us important insights [...]

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Drawing and coloring and your child’s fine motor skills

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

The simple acts of drawing and coloring are  literally childs‘ play, however, they both play an important role in a child’s physical, emotional and cognitive development. Like no other activity, drawing  and coloring allows young children to express emotions, experience autonomy and build their confidence. Drawing and coloring are also excellent pre-cursors to developing writing [...]

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