Buttoning, Zipping, and Self-Dressing Skills: What’s Actually Happening on the Way Out the Door | EarlyChildhoodEduNet Buttoning, Zipping, and Self-Dressing Skills: What’s Actually Happening on the Way Out the Door Some of the best fine motor practice in our house never looked like an activity at all. It looked like two girls, roughly two and…
Pincer Grasp Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers: The Tiny Grip Behind Everything Else | EarlyChildhoodEduNet Pincer Grasp Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers: The Tiny Grip Behind Everything Else Long before Zara or Bella ever held a pencil, they were doing the thing that made a pencil possible in the first place, picking up a single…
Letter Formation: Why Where a Letter Starts Matters More Than How It Ends | EarlyChildhoodEduNet Letter Formation: Why Where a Letter Starts Matters More Than How It Ends Zara could write her name before she could write it correctly, if that makes sense. The letters were recognisable, a stranger could read “Zara” on the page…
Hand Strength Activities for Kids: The Foundation Nobody Mentions Until It’s Missing | EarlyChildhoodEduNet Hand Strength Activities for Kids: The Foundation Nobody Mentions Until It’s Missing Zara was almost four before I realised the problem wasn’t her pencil grip at all. I’d spent weeks doing the alligator mouth trick, breaking crayons down to stubs, all…
How to Hold a Pencil Correctly: The Tripod Grip, Explained Simply How to Hold a Pencil Correctly: The Tripod Grip, Explained Simply My youngest held her pencil like she was stabbing the table for a solid year. Full fist, thumb tucked under, whole arm doing the work from the shoulder. Every parenting forum I read…
Scissor Skills by Age: A Real Progression, Not a Milestone Chart Scissor Skills by Age: A Real Progression, Not a Milestone Chart For years I thought scissors were just something you handed a kid to buy yourself ten quiet minutes before dinner. My eldest, Bella, was maybe two and a half when she got hold…
mother-daughter-bonding-activities-busy-moms | EarlyChildhoodEduNet From Our Weekend Mother Daughter Bonding Activities That Actually Fit a Busy Mom’s Real Life A busy mum, a grocery run, matcha ice cream at Chadstone, and the ten minutes that became our favourite part of the week. Most mother daughter bonding activities I’ve read about assume you have an afternoon free,…
Activities That Help Children Develop Pencil Control, Confidence, and Early Writing Skills Through Playful Practice | EarlyChildhoodEduNet Activities That Help Children Develop Pencil Control, Confidence, and Early Writing Skills Through Playful Practice A quick note before we start. I’m not an occupational therapist, not a special needs expert, and not an ADHD specialist. I’m just…