December 2, 2014
During the first year of life, a child develops and gains new skills at an amazing rate. The infant goes from not having any voluntary control […]
November 11, 2013
In child speech development, most four year olds can: Can tell a story Have a sentence length of 4-5 words Have a vocabulary of nearly 1,000 […]
November 11, 2013
In child speech development, most five year olds can: Have sentence length of 4-5 words Use past tense correctly Have a vocabulary of nearly 1,500 words […]
November 11, 2013
At this age children are refining their visual motor skills. This is demonstrated by their ability to color within the lines, cut between lines and on […]
November 11, 2013
By 3 years of age the eye is almost grown to its adult size. A 3 year old is using his or her vision to coordinate […]
November 11, 2013
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most 4 Year Olds Will: Will play games with other children and can agree to rules Like to sing, dance and […]
November 8, 2013
At Five Years Old, Most Children Can: Cut on a line continuously Copy a cross Copy a square Print some capital letters Tips to Help Your […]
November 8, 2013
Tips to Help Your Four Year Old Develop Fine Motor Skills You can help with your child’s developmental milestones. Suggested play to help developing fine motor […]
November 8, 2013
At four years old, most children can complete to following fine motor tasks: Build a tower of nine small blocks Drive nails and pegs Copy a […]
November 8, 2013
‘Fine motor skills’ refers to the development of small muscle movements of the hands. Fine motor skills develop as your child’s whole body gains mobility, stability, […]
November 8, 2013
At five years old, most children can complete the following gross motor skills: Walk backwards toe-heal Jump forward 10 times without falling Walk up and down […]
November 8, 2013
At four years old, most toddlers can complete the following gross motor skills: Run around obstacles Walk on a line Balance on one foot for five […]
November 7, 2013
I have a 4-year-old son who recently joined a program for kids to teach them basics of running, hitting & kicking a ball. He has attended […]
November 7, 2013
I have a little 3 year old that drools. What techniques do you recommend that I employ? Since drooling typically ends when a child finishes teething, […]
November 7, 2013
My 3-1/2-year-old son seems preoccupied with throwing and dumping things. His play seems limited and atypical. I would not say that he is obsessed with one […]
November 3, 2013
My 4 and 1/2 year old son is in special needs Pre-K mainly because of his speech, which is unclear. He cannot pronounce many sounds; for […]
November 3, 2013
My granddaughter is 4 years old will not pay attention when we try to help her with her reading. She will look everywhere but at the […]
October 30, 2013
My three year old knows every movie like Spiderman. He knows Peter Parker and Ben 10, etc., but when it come to counting, he only stops […]
October 30, 2013
Is it normal for a boy 4 years and 7 months to hold his book upside down? He also tries to write his name, but from […]