How you can help

There are lots of ways you can try and support a child or young person struggling with delayed fine and gross motor skills.

Strategies

Strategies to support key areas are provided on the integrated therapies website. The links below will take you to the relevant areas.

Foundation Skills

• Balance
• Bilateral integration and co-ordination
• Body awareness
• Crossing the midline
• Finger dexterity
• Finger isolation and finger games
• Hand dexterity
• Hand dominance
• In-hand manipulation
• Pincer grip
• Shoulder and core strength
• Visual skills
  
  

Fine Motor Skills

• Finger dexterity
• Finger isolation and finger games
• Hand dexterity
• Hand dominance
• In-hand manipulation
• Pincer grip
• Fine motor play
  
  

Gross Motor Skills

• Bilateral integration and co-ordination
• Shoulder and core strength
• Jumping, hopping and skipping
• Ball skills
  
  

Scissor Skills

• Using scissors
  
  

Foundation skills for Handwriting

• Writing – preparing your child for learning how to write

Supporting early years children

Advice and guidance on developing children's physical development developed by the Early Years Service.