Each meeting has a separate registration, so you can register for the weeks you want to attend, or all of them if you wish. Registration recommended; limited to 20 participants (plus their caregivers) per meeting. As our children develop, we often have questions about their progression. Are they developing motor skills the way they should, when should we be concerned, how can we help them develop their motor skills? Research has shown that children develop and learn best through play and interactions with their natural environment, exploring and creating. Guiding this development will mean some structured activities with adult support and guidance, but some of this learning will need to be uncontrolled and “free” of rules or constraints. Join me at the Quarryville library to examine various areas of motor development and what we can do as families to foster our childrens’ development through a variety activities. We will cover topics from motor planning, balance, and posture to object manipulation, visual motor, and dexterity. I hope to provide you with a better understanding of what motor development may look like, when you may want to talk with your pediatrician, and ways you can incorporate simple and fun activities at home to nurture motor development! For ages birth through 4 and their caregivers, taught by a local physical therapy professional. June 9: Overview of motor development: What does development look like? Gross versus Fine Motor General guidelines for “typical development” When should I bring my concerns to my doctor? (Whenever you have them!) June 16 Gross Motor: Strength and Balance June 23 Fine Motor Manipulation and Object Manipulation (Ball skills) July 7 Gross Motor: Motor Planning July 21 Visual Perception Skills July 28 Gross Motor: Postural Control and Postural Endurance August 4 Putting it all Together