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Motor skills and movement – community paediatrics advice
What are motor skills?
Motor skills are how children develop movements of their arms, legs and hands.
Fine motor is the small movements of the hands.
Gross motor is the large movements of the body, arms and legs.
How do motor skills develop?
Movement develops through practice.
Babies start moving and building up their muscle strength and balance. Toddlers start to move different muscles together. This helps them learn to do things by themselves, like feed and dress.
What does my child move?
What do your child’s large and small movements look like?
Do you have any worries?
Do you know what children do at different ages?
Have a look at this information
How to support my child’s development?
Your child should be active most of the day.
Motor skills develop through repeated practice which helps form connections in the brain.
Some activities need breaking down and practicing in small steps, for example putting on socks.
Top-tips-getting-dressed.pdf
Independence Skills – Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
What does your child need to support their motor skills.
What should I expect from our community paediatric appointment?
You will be asked information about your child’s motor development from when they were a baby to now. You will be asked about their health and the rest of their development.
Your child may be examined, and their development looked at.
Some children with differences in motor development need blood tests and referral to other services.
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Disclaimer
Please note: this is a generic information sheet relating to care at Sheffield Children’s NHS FT. These details may not reflect treatment at other hospitals. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professionals’ instructions. If this resource relates to medicines, please read it alongside the medicine manufacturer’s patient information leaflet. If this information has been translated into another language from English, efforts have been made to maintain accuracy, but there may still be some translation errors. If you are unsure about any of the guidance in this resource or have specific questions about how it relates to your child, always ask your healthcare professional for further advice.
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