Stimulating Your Baby's Motor Skillsby Heather Long | More from this Blogger 29 Dec 2006 04:53 PM Do you ever worry that you aren't stimulating your baby enough? Do you ever grow concerned that the stimulation you are providing is too much? The truth is that stimulating your baby is a natural part of your daily interactions with them. Your baby is going to communicate when they are over stimulated by becoming cranky and through crying. In the meanwhile, among the many ways you stimulate your baby's large motor skills include:
As you can see - most of the way we play with our infants and children is how we encourage their large motor skills and how we help them to develop. We do the same with their small motor skills whether it's playing with blocks or stuffed animals. They learn dexterity, balance and build strength and hand-eye coordination naturally. Our Job as Parents Our job as parents is to encourage the natural growth and development of our children. We do this in a variety of ways, but primarily through the most natural one - the way we interact with them. We hold them, we cuddle them and we play with them. We demonstrate for them how to use tools and toys and never forget that they watch us to see how we interact with each other. When Daddy hugs Mommy or Mommy kisses Daddy - they are paying attention. They are trying to do the same things and they are trying to simulate what you do in your environment whether it's sweeping, vacuuming, cleaning or reading. When my daughter was very little, she used to pull one of her board books over to lay down and look at - usually when I was laying there reading a book. These mimic behaviors also stimulate their motor skills and their thinking skills. So before you worry that you aren't doing enough - consider what you are doing to stimulate your baby. Related Articles: Do you hear what I hear? The Sense of Sound The Sense of Sight - Looking at the World Through Rose-Colored Glasses The Sense of Touch - The World is at Their Fingertips Learn more about Heather Long  Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. Relevantbaby tags User Comments gborosoccer7 (80) 24 Feb 2009 04:16 PMI am a psychology student and my quesion for you parents is do you ever worry that you arent doing enough to help your baby grow and develop for their older years? I am not a parent but I feel as if I was I would want to focus a lot on developing my child is this a common concern for parents? Discuss this article
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