Over time as the pincer grasp develops, it enables the development of intrinsic hand muscles with strength, dissociation of the two sides of the hand, in-hand manipulation of objects, tripod grasp of a pencil and an open webspace. There are lots of activities to encourage your child with their pincer grasp. Here are just a few... You may want to read about some of these ideas here:
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23/6/2014 04:45:14 am
Cindy, you've reminded me how much Connect 4 is! I'm certain my eldest would be old enough to play now. I'm adding that to my list of things to do on holiday! Thanks for joining in I'm Pinning Around. xx
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24/6/2014 02:44:58 am
This is travel connect 4 in this picture - great for little ones and big ones.
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