Kids Learning Toys and Development
My child is having trouble in preschool holding his pencil or crayon. He seems to be holding it as a fist is that a big deal and do you have any toys you can recommend to help him in this area?
That is a great question. Children need to work on developing the muscles in their hands so that they can write without frustration later on in school. It is important as soon as you see a child dominating with one hand to get them to hold their pencils correctly. Make sure that they are pinching the pencil with their first finger and thumb, middle finger can be pinching too. But make sure the ring finger and the pinky are left free. A way to train your child to do that is to make them hold a cotton ball with their pinky and their ring finger and then hold their pencil. It is a way to force the child to hold the pencil correctly. You may not think that is important but it is critical to successful writing in school. You want them to have a good grip so that they are able to write without getting tired. Lets face it, there are a lot of new things your child will learn in school, so let a hurting hand not be an issue.
A way to develop and build those muscles in their hands is to provide good pinching
A way to develop and build those muscles in their hands is to provide good pinching
. I have a "squeeze box" in my classroom where kids just squeeze and pinch balls and toys. The kids love it and it is a great easy way to develop their hand muscles. Also provide your child with some toys that force them to pinch their fingers. Any kind of clothes pin type toy is great. You can also get blocks that force children to pinch a small straw in a hole to build something. If you can find something they have to pinch or squeeze those are great toys! Play dough is awesome and the play dough scissors and tools. Get to searching for great pinching
and your child will be on their way to a strong hand and a strong start to writing in school!
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