![]() ![]() Shape sorters help infants to fine tune their visual perception and hand coordination. After the first year, infants adopt the ‘pincer grasp’ where they use their thumb and index finger to grasp even very tiny objects. Within another month they are able to move the object from hand to hand. Infants first use the ulnar grasp where their fingers close against the palm when trying to hold an object. The grasping, at first, is quite clumsy but through repetition, and across time, infants become adept at grasping and develop fine motor skills. Young infants learn to grasp an object, for instance a cube. All these movements strengthen muscles in readiness for the next stage - walking.Īs babies develop they become more adept at grasping objects. You will often see young babies in a bath reaching with their legs towards a floating toy and kicking. For example, a young baby has greater control over their leg movements than their arms. Bath toys provide opportunities to develop and use motor skills to great effect. Sound and movement attract a baby’s attention if a toy is placed almost within reach of babies their movements become more animated. When young babies watch a mobile they are constantly moving their head, arms, legs and even their mouths in response to the movement of the toy. Many movements that young babies make are in preparation for the next stage of their development. An infant’s growth and development in the first year of life is rapid.Encourages fine motor skill development.Once children begin to read their vocabulary expands enormously. Babies and children learn a lot through repetition and pick up words rapidly in this way. For instance, young children can press a button repetitively to hear the same sound or word again. Toys that name alphabet letters and everyday words satisfy young children’s need for repetition and rehearsal when practicing words and sounds. Young children also need to practice their language skills. Social interaction is important for language development and turn-taking games are a fun and educational way for babies and young children to learn. Babies learn to take turns even before they are using words. Babies begin to learn about conversational turn-taking from an early age if a baby is babbling the adult waits for a pause and then talks to the baby. There are social skills involved in language acquisition such as realising that it is necessary to wait until the other person has finished speaking. ![]() The more babies are exposed to language the faster they will begin to pick up it up. Adults can facilitate babies’ language development by playing with them, focussing on particular toys, reading books and naming everyday objects. They are predisposed to pick up the sounds of the language that they hear around them. ![]()
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