It is necessary to develop fine motor skills, or, in other words, the child's ability to use their own hands. It all starts from early childhood, with "Ladies". Later they buy special educational games for the child. Working together with a son or daughter in mosaics, modeling, assembling models from a construction set, parents thereby develop the child's intellect.
The connection between brain structures and hand motility is a well-known scientific fact. Psychologists in kindergartens and schools always pay attention to the dexterity of children's fingers. The more a child can do with their hands, the more likely they are to do well at school.
It is necessary to develop fine motor skills of a child constantly and from his very birth. Now in stores there is a huge selection of appropriate toys, games and aids. But our great-grandmothers were also successfully engaged in the development of children, although sometimes they did not at all realize why they were doing it.
Finger games
Surely everyone remembers children's jokes "Magpie-crow", "Ladushki" and others. What does a mother or grandmother do when she touches, kneads, bends and unbends the fingers on an infant hand? Trains fine motor skills. Although everything looks like a trifling activity, meanwhile, it brings pleasure and benefit to the child.
The child will grow up a little, and the mother sits him next to her when she is engaged in household chores. The child touches various things, feels their roughness or smoothness, plays with pots, spoons, tries to put something inside, to get something. And these are also very important activities for the baby.
There are special finger games. There are many books devoted to this topic, which you can easily buy in bookstores. Following the words of unpretentious rhymes, the child, together with the adult, folds his fingers in a certain order. It turns out to be fun and useful for children's development.
Finger games or finger gymnastics must be carried out in kindergartens and schools. This is a good preparation of the hand for writing.
As children grow older, they are introduced to adult activities. Girls start to do needlework. Crochet work is very useful. By the way, boys also do good knitting. But they usually like Dad's tools better: a hammer, a file. As a result, coordination of movements is practiced, the hands become more and more skillful.
Special games for the development of fine motor skills
Today there are so many toys and games for the development of fine motor skills that it is sometimes difficult to focus on one thing.
For very young children, a variety of items that fit into each other are sold. These are traditional pyramids, nesting dolls, as well as games made according to the Montessori principle. Among the first toys and all kinds of lacing, their choice is also quite large. While playing, the child gets to know the size, color and shape along the way. And at the same time he learns self-service.
Another common board game is mosaic. Since the details of this game are rather small, it is recommended for children over three years old. Although younger children can cope with the mosaic, only constant supervision from adults is needed.
Some parents complain that the child is not at all interested in developing games. However, all these games are not designed for the child's independent play. Compulsory participation of adults is required.
Games that develop fine motor skills also include cubes, puzzles, and various constructors.
It is useful to do modeling, since there is no shortage of plasticine now. You can choose plasticine of the desired quality and color. If you like to sculpt with more natural materials, you can choose clay or salt dough. Children are very fond of such activities along with drawing.
It is hardly possible in a small article to list all the toys and games that develop hand motor skills. It is only important to remember that such games are necessary for all children. The development of his speech and intellect depends on how skillful the child's fingers are.
