Motor development of children begins with spontaneous, uncontrolled movements even before birth. But it's a long way from first kicking to crawling, standing and running, to grasping, stacking and balancing. It is necessary to learn control over the body and teach general and fine motor skills. At a young age, as well as in old age - and ideally for life!
How can you specifically promote the development of motor skills?
Whether it is a toddler or a schoolchild, whether it is an adult or an elderly person: With the help of appropriate materials and didactic toys for motor skills, as well as therapy and care for the elderly, can be taught according to need and development.
In addition to gross motor skills that facilitate purposeful physical movements, the motor domain also includes fine motor skills as well as sensory and psychomotor skills.
Develop fine motor skills while playing - this is how it works!
Fine motor skills include all coordinated movements of the fingers, toes, eyes and face, i.e. facial expressions. Typical fine motor skills therefore include drawing and writing, cutting, tying loops, unbuttoning and buttoning.
Simple but effective games and didactic materials for practicing these purposeful, coordinated movements are, for example, sorting games, as well as educational materials for improving graphomotor skills.
What are sensorimotor skills and how can they be developed?
Sensorimotor activity refers to the interaction of sensory stimuli that reach us through the eyes and ears, for example, and the motor response to them. Sensorimotor training aims to improve daily movement sequences and thereby reduce the risk of injury. Therefore, sensorimotor training plays an important role, especially in rehabilitation and therapy. With the help of simple mobile games and exercises, tactile perception or games for the development of balance, you can improve body coordination in a playful way. A wide range of didactic materials to promote the development of motor skills and for sensorimotor training can be found in the Mental.ua online store.