Helping Your Child Grow Physically
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Collapse ▲Toddlers (1-3 years)
- Brains grow fast. Read and talk to the child.
- Will need to learn to toilet at own speed.
- All teeth will be in by three years of age.
- Need to move a lot to grow and learn.
- May move fast and want to touch everything.
Preschoolers (age 3-5)
- Brain more developed, want to learn
- Bones harder
- Can walk with more control and balance.
Toys for your Toddler
For large muscles:
- Push and pull toys–play wagons, wheel barrows, grocery cart, lawn mower
- Sit and ride toys
- Large boxes for crawling
For small muscles:
Toys for your preschooler
Large Muscles:
- Playground climbing equipment
- Peddle riding toys
- Swings, tunnels, see saws
Small Muscles:
- Balls
- Blocks
- Clay, crayons, drawing paper
- Books, puzzles
- Learn to dress self
- Learn to feed self
- Learn to wash and dry hands and face
- Learn to comb or brush own hair
- Learn to put away toys
- Learn to do small chores (dump trash, load dishwasher, set or wipe table)
- Watch your child. Watch all five senses. Does your child follow 1-2 simple directions? Can the child jump, skip, hop, turn, crawl under, over, through?
- Watch how your child feeds and dresses himself. How can you help him or her be successful? Can you lay out the clothes, use child-sized cups and plates.
- Play with your child at least 30 minutes each day using large and small muscles.
- Ask open-ended questions to encourage talking while playing. “What could we do next?” “How does that work?” Let their creative ideas lead play.
- Make a list of simple chores. Take time to teach each chore. Make it fun. Make a picture chart as a reminder of each chore (teeth, bed, trash)
- Look at your child’s play things. Does he/she have things that make large and small muscles stronger?
- Make a list of emergency telephone numbers. Keep number near your phone.
- Check your home to be sure it is safe and medicines and poisons are up high.
- Check your child’s play toys for broken parts.
- Make sure you have a first aid kit for minor cuts and burns.