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Your Preschooler’s Writing Ability

It’s a fact, more and more children are falling behind in our country’s schools. Most parents are quick to blame teachers or the school, but it’s not always their fault.

Children should be prepared for school entry, and that can mean many things. Beyond behavior, sharing, following rules, directions, and such … a child should at least be able to write his or her name.

Here are a couple of ways to work with a preschooler at home to help strengthen the muscles in the hand for writing.

Coloring Books

Never underestimate the skills gained through coloring. Children are strengthening the fingers while coloring, plus learning about colors, and even pretend play. Doodling funny faces free hand is fun and creative too!

Molding

The list is endless with molding. Through the use of play dough, modeling clay, or any kind of dough … cookie dough, biscuit dough, tortilla dough, etc. This kind of activity builds and strengthens the fingers and hands in general.

There are loads of other ways including finger painting. Exploring the world with a child is fun. Parents should concentrate on any activities that work the muscles of the hand, and repeat, repeat, repeat.

Repetition is vital and proven to work.

Parents should plan some sort of an activity to do with a child every day, even if the activity will last for a mere ten minutes. Ten minutes doesn’t sound like much, but the benefits are immeasurable.

By: Lisa Gonzalez

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