Parents Pencil Grasp Gripping Guide.I thought I would start the year off with a very traditional OT topic and a subject that we often get asked about at the clinicdevelopment of a pencil grip.Many parents often want to know at what age they should be encouraging their child to hold the pencil correctly and how they can encourage their child to use a tripod 3 finger grip.Developing a childs pencil grasp correctly is not just about helping them to learn how to write.Using a dynamic tripod grip helps children to write efficiently, effortlessly and for a greater endurance.Writing will become an automatic task, so that children can spend more time concentrating on what they want to write, rather than how to go about writing it.Developing the correct skills required for using a pencil efficiently will also help to develop other fine motor skills, including typing skills.Lets begin by defining what skills are required for using a pencil efficiently.In a typically developing child, the larger, gross muscles will develop before the smaller, fine muscles.Furthermore, the muscles that are closer to the centre of the body will develop before the muscles that are further away from the core.Therefore, a child will first start developing postural control, shoulder stability, arm strength, wrist stability, hand strength then finger strength and manipulation.All of these abilities are required in order to develop a pencil grasp.So before you even begin to teach a child how to hold a writing tool, start by developing the skills that are required.Occupational Therapy Pincer Grasp Activities For Toddlers' title='Occupational Therapy Pincer Grasp Activities For Toddlers' />
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