Motor
Skills
Motor skills are your baby’s physical abilities.
Gross motor skills involve the whole body, so include
walking, crawling etc. Fine motor skills involve the
hands and fingers so include more delicate movements
like pressing buttons, gripping, twisting levers and
dials etc.
Independent
Play
This is the ability to be able to play with a toy without
help from an adult. This helps to give kids confidence
in themselves.
Co-operative
Play
Is the ability to play with other children and involves
social skills like sharing, working together as a team
and planning games together.
Visualisation
& Memory
This is the ability to imagine things, to remember what
something looks like when you can no longer see it,
and to picture something in your head even if you have
never seen it.
Hand-Eye
Co-ordination
Is what a baby needs to be able to reach out for a particular
object. Pressing buttons etc to get a response helps
develop this skill which is needed to help develop fine
motor skills and other abilities.
Imitative
Play
Is when a child pretends to be someone else such as
a familiar adult. This involves the ability to realise
that other people are separate from ourselves, some
knowledge and understanding of the world, and recognising
objects and remembering what adults use them for.
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Visual Awareness
Is the ability to see objects clearly and to respond to
them, being aware of how near or far away something is,
and being able to tell where one object ends and another
begins.
Auditory
Stimulation
Develops a baby’s ability to tell the difference
between many kinds of sounds. Babies are particularly
attracted to the sound of the human voice, and music has
also been shown to be beneficial for a baby’s development.
Tactile
Stimulation
Develops a baby’s ability to tell the difference
between various kinds of textures such as hard and soft,
fluffy and shiny and so on.
Role
Play
Is when a child pretends to be someone else in play, perhaps
a shop keeper, firefighter or police officer. This involves
social skills such as knowledge of how other people play
a part in the world, using the imagination for extended
periods of time, and considering other people’s
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