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The practice of healthy choices, healthy mind, and healthy body (including strengthening the large and small muscles, and gaining coordination).
Healthy Parents, Healthy Children is a guide created for parents by Alberta Health Services. The booklet is designed to support you on your adventures through your child's development because we know that parenting can be tough!
Big Motor Skill Development
Also called Gross Motor Skills, this development involves the big muscles in the arms, legs & torso which support activities like walking, running, throwing, lifting, & kicking.
Also called Fine Motor Skills, this development involves coordinating your fingers with your eyes to complete tasks such as grasping, releasing, printing, and turning the wrist.
Small Motor Skill Development
Pencil Grasp
Children explore grasps while they are developing hand preference and gross motor control. Visit this page to learn more.
Pre-Printing
Children need to develop pre-printing skills and strong gross motor before they are able to print. Visit this page to learn more.
Scissor Skills
Cutting is a great way to develop the muscle foundations for pencil grasp and gross motor control. Visit this page to learn more!
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