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A Look at the Process of Children's Development of Motor Skills

In the span of a few years, children progress from dependent infants to confident, active kids who can run, kick, and play. It’s important to nurture your child’s motor skills at each stage of the development process, whether it’s through backyard games at home or structured lessons at a child care center. Here’s a look at what you can expect as your child grows:

Babies: Discovering Movement
Infants begin their motor development by learning to roll over and reach for objects. At about six months, they begin sitting and, soon after, crawling. By age one, most babies can pull themselves up and take steps. You can help your baby learn how his body works by encouraging his attempts and providing a safe place for him to begin moving.

Toddlers: Exploring the World
From about 18 months to three years, kids learn that they can not only walk, but run and climb. The biggest task at this stage may be simply keeping up with your child! Giving toddlers room to explore while removing safety hazards is critical for the toddler stage.

Preschoolers: Learning Skills
Kids between the ages of four and five begin to learn fine motor skills. You can give your child hands-on activities, so he can practice holding pencils or crayons, cutting with scissors, and building with blocks. Children this age also begin to learn complex large motor skills, like kicking and catching.

Kindergarteners: Increasing Capability
As children prepare to enter grade school, they develop enough control to write letters and balance on bicycles. Developing a routine of daily physical activity at a young age helps children stay healthy into adulthood.

At Under the Sun Learning Centers, our weekly gym time encourages active play, and our crafts and learning activities facilitate motor skills. Call us at (856) 282-0460 to learn about our day care and summer camp programs in West Deptford, Marlton, and Stratford.

How to Raise a Reader

Many of the decisions you make when raising a child can help predispose him to success, like encouraging responsibility and his sense of curiosity. Being a reader is one of the most important identities your child can gain. Literacy, and a love of learning and reading, is a great tool in your child’s journey toward success. 

Reading out loud on a regular basis and encouraging your child to spend time reading with you allows your child to develop a strong relationship with reading and books even before he can read on his own. To learn more about early reading, watch this short video.

You want your child’s care providers to reinforce the values you hold at home. Under the Sun Learning Centers helps infants through children 12 years of age learn and grow in Marlton, Stratford, and West Deptford with age-specific programs that encourage thinking skills. Call us today at (856) 282-0460 to learn more.