Improve the ability of children in the process of growing up

Motor ability is the ability to use muscles to perform various activities. There are two motor skills, namely motor rough and smooth.

The newborn's brain is not fully able to control body movements so that its motor skills have not been clearly visible. As you get older, your child's motor skills grow.

 

The difference between Smooth Motoric and Rough Motoric

The difference between fine motor abilities and coarseness lies in the shape of body movement.

Smooth motorics are associated with small movements that can be performed by the child, such as the ability of the child to use his fingers, taking something with just the fingers, moving the fingers themselves, moving the lips, chewing, and other small-scale movements.

Meanwhile, rough motor is the ability to perform larger movements, such as crawling, walking, and jumping.

Newborn motor development usually starts from the head and then down to the bottom. Starting from gradually to lift the head, then move the face along with the movement of limbs on the face, such as lips, tongue, and eyes and other limbs follow over time.

How To Stimulate Smooth Motor Capabilities

Mothers can stimulate fine motor abilities in children by giving a touch or direct contact so that children respond. Invite children to play together. If the age of the child is more mature, provide a plastic toy and invite him to take, grasp, and arrange the blocks.

The child will train the movements of fingers, hands, wrists, and hone mental ability. Mom can also teach her to wear and undress, and insert the buttons into the hole.

How To Stimulate Rugged Motor Capabilities

Stimulate motor roughly in children can be done according to age. There is a difference in how to stimulate fine motor between young and adult children as adjusted for age and level of ability.

Stimulation given for children aged 0-6 months should be careful and safe because the child is experiencing early physical development. Try doing the following things :

• Stimulate for the child to lift his head and move his body as often as possible. Invite the child to play so that it triggers to use the neck, chest, arms, and legs for the move. For example, when on his stomach, sound the toy on the head so that the child trying to raise his head to find the source of the sound.
• Make a child kicking and hitting the toy to strengthen his arms and legs. Put the toy a little way out of reach and make the child move actively trying to take the toy.
• Give a toy that comes with the sounds for the child to actively seek the source of the sound and move toward the sound.

Furthermore, for children aged 6-10 months, children can be stimulated by activities that require a more direct response, such as the following things.

• Play a fast fight in a crawl to keep children active.
• Make a tunnel toy from the big block and let the child crawl under it.

For children aged 10-15 months, ie when the child is able to show the progress of physical maturity, the following things are suitably done to stimulate him.

• Give the child a toy, like a ball or something that can be thrown or put into a basket.
• Give the ball, teach the practice of throwing, catching, and kicking the ball.
• Do not put children or babies too often in strollers. Better to give toys that can be driven by the child while keeping his balance. Or let him propagate or run a bit when his equilibrium has developed.

 Development of Motor Ability Can Be Hampered

Motor development between children with each other will vary. There are children who can walk at the age of nine months, but there are also some others can only walk at the age after nine months. However, it is still within normal limits.

Although the development is different, there is still a standard on the ability, for example:

• At the age of 5 months, his motor skills have been increasing so he can smile, grab and hold objects, and roll around in bed.
• Age 8 months can sit without the help of others.
• Age 9 months already can take a small object using his fingers.
• Age 10 months can be up to stand from a sitting position, without help.

Children whose development of motor skills is delayed can be caused by several reasons, namely:

The Fundamental Attitude of the Child

Some children are being too careful. They think about things before doing something, such as whether or not it is safe to do so or if it is on the bench how to go down so that it triggers itself more slowly in mastering an ability.

Have a Brother

Having a brother makes it possible to get the child moving in both directions. First, the development becomes faster because of the example of his brother. Secondly, motor development became slower because of many things that he did not do himself because of the help of his brother

What If the Child Has a Developmental Delay?

Children who are physically larger tend to experience delays in motor development because the movement is slower. As a result, the development of children with body size like this to be slow.

If a baby or a mother's child including a late motor development, there is no need to worry. There is still a way to pursue it. The trick is:

• Show me that Mom is nearby when she is trying new things.
• Give praise when he succeeds in doing something new.
• Put her favorite thing in a place a little way to make it move to pick it up.
• Try to get him to move to build the muscles of the neck, arms, chest, and back, especially for younger children.
• Creative create toys, do not need expensive, make it out of used cardboard or other safe objects.
• Do not forget to clean things or toys before the mother allows the child to hold them. Use a wet tissue to clean it.

Parents need to remember that children can have different growth processes. Some are faster and longer than average. Mom can always petrify and guide her in every movement, but in most cases, patience is the key. However, if you suspect the child has a delay in motor development, then discuss with your doctor to be detected early.

Child growth is not just high monitoring and weight alone. The motor development also needs to be considered. Therefore, mothers need to understand about the development of fine motor skills and rough to support the growth of our children in the future.

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