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Fine Motor Skills 12 - 18 m

Hands as the Main Tool of Experiment

Babies now perform endless experiments, which help develop the sensory nerves in the palms of their hands. In fact, the hands now become the main vehicle for investigating and exploring her world, gradually replacing the mouth. Now that they can separate their fingers to grasp and release objects and to use different types of grips to perform particular tasks, a slew of new possibilities are open to the curious babies. Babies are busy refining previously acquired skills, such as the pincer grasp. Babies now further perfect the pincer grasp, practicing on particularly small objects. Just watch out! Babies at this stage still use their mouth to explore....

Fascinating Games and Activities

Babies are fascinated with games that involve filling and emptying containers. A shape sorter toy is particularly interesting at this stage. At around 15 months, simple puzzles spark the interest babies. Initially, babies simply remove the puzzle pieces. Gradually they learn to place them in the correct slots. Improving eye-hand coordination helps babies hold one object and bring it to its intended destination – like bringing down a mallet on the keys of a xylophone to produce a clear sound, or using a toy hammer to bang tacks down on a cork board. Towards 18 months, the motivation to experiment drives babies to the world of coloring. At first, they hold the crayon or marker with a fist-like grasp and scribble to their heart’s content.

Milestones
  • Baby waves goodbye, eats with his fingers and purposefully throws his toys and watches them fall on the ground.
  • He places and removes objects in and out of containers and builds two-block towers – then promptly knocks it down!
  • Turns two-three pages in a book, backwards and forwards and accurately hits a ball with a hammer.
  • Some children at this age begin to eat with a teaspoon and hold a cup in two hands.
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  • Be patient! Tasks that require motor skills and control take time. Your baby needs to repeat these actions over and over again to master them. Let him develop at his own pace.
  • Calm your baby when he shows signs of frustration, and encourage him to keep on trying through repetition. If he chooses a difficult task, help him along a bit so that he experiences success and is encouraged to keep on trying.
  • Allow your baby to feed himself even if it means that he – and everything around him – ends up being quite messy!
  • Be sure to keep hazardous materials out of baby’s reach. With his improving motor skills and insatiable curiosity, you will find him trying to open everything within in his reach.
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