Child development

 

1. The child is 6years old and she is female.

 

2. The child showed hand dominance when she was 3 years old. At this age, she joined kindergarten and she could write using the right hand. Both parents did not show interference for hand dominance.

 

3. The child is able to grasp objects such as balls when playing with other children. She can also hold a knife and cut the cake for the family.

 

 

4. The child can write her name. When he was three years, she had a homework book where her mother used to writer her name and the child could copy the letters. This took 1year since she wrote her name independently when she was 4years.

 

 

 

5. The child like drawing scribbles such as circles and coloring them with different color. She can also draw recognizable pictures such as a girl with hair and a dress.

 

 

 

6. The child can cut with scissors and started when she was 3yeras. The mother punished the child for cutting her books with scissors at this age.

 

 

 

7. The child can put clothes without help. In the morning, the mother prepares tea while the child puts on clothes. The child can also use zippers. When it is cold she zips her jacket without asking for assistance.  She also buttons her clothes properly. She can also tie her shoe laces.

 

 

8. The child started feeding herself at 2years. At this time she used her hands. Now she can feed herself well until the stomach becomes full. She has the ability to use spoon and folk. She can handle with care all types of cups and plates.

 

 

9. To encourage fine motor skills, the mother throws an object and tells the child to go for it, writes several paragraphs and tells the child to copy, allows her to make toys and legos. She also allows her to open packages and to carry small water jerry can.

 

10. The child does not attend day care but she goes to school and now she is in first grade level. At school, her fine motor skill development is promoted through finger painting, coloring using big and small crayons, they are given scissors to make paper dolls, and they make complex designs such as macaroni necklaces.

 

11. The child use electrons gadgets such as tablet phone during the weekend. She can take photo and play games like Toca Boca and Angri birds. The child has developed her fine motor skills from using technology. She is able to draw recognizable objects such as a child carrying a pistol, a bus carrying many passengers, and she is more creative by learning how actors in the game solve problems.

 

 

12. The child understands hygiene and she cannot sleep or go to school without brushing. She can brush also her tooth well.