While fine motor practice is totally important for all kids, it takes on a new level of importance with disabled kids. A-Man’s dyspraxia makes learning new motor skills extremely difficult for him. Cap’n M has a developmental delay that makes it really difficult for him to reach new milestones. Because of that, it’s super important […]

Scissors were a “no-no” item in my house for a long time. I mean, yes, kids need to learn to cut eventually, but couldn’t it wait until they were old enough to consistently follow directions? Because yes, cutting papers with scissors is great, but scissors also cut hair. And clothes. And people. Why in the […]

A huge benefit of practicing fine motor skills is improving handwriting. Who doesn’t want to help their kiddo learn to write their letters and develop from that to writing full sentences with beautifully clear writing skills? I have three boys, and handwriting is “not their favorite” which is their polite way of saying that they […]

Before having kids, my knowledge of fine motor skills was pretty basic. I mean, kids learned handwriting around preschool or kindergarten, what else was there to know? It turns out, there’s a lot to know about fine motor skills at all stages of development! From babies learning their pincer grasp to preschoolers learning to hold […]