![]() ![]() Hand and finger strength allows us to grasp and hold items securely. Pull a laundry basket filled with toys across a room using rope (tie rope to the handle of the laundry basket).Army Crawl under tables, chairs, benches, etc.Play games such as catch in “tall kneel” (not sitting on feet) or “half kneel” (one foot on the ground).Play games (or watch TV) while lying on belly, propped up on elbows.Animal walks: Crab walking, Bear Walking, Caterpillar Walking.Instead, they need to lean their arms or hands against a table or floor in order to gain stability when performing these tasks. In addition, children with poor upper body strength-and thus poor shoulder stability-have difficulty performing fine motor tasks in space, such as turning pages in a book, stringing beads, or putting together linking toys. Signs of a weak core include slumped sitting posture with rounded shoulders and back, fatiguing quickly when working at a table, holding head in hands when sitting at the table, inability to sit up from the floor without rolling over or using arms, and a decreased ability to perform the exercises below. If you lacked this stability, your trunk and shoulders would be constantly making subtle postural adjustments just to keep you upright in the chair, and you would never be able to get the thread through the needle. If you mimic this movement, you will notice how stable your trunk and shoulders need to be in order to allow for the precise movement of your forearms and fingers. For example, imagine sitting in a chair and attempting to thread a needle in the air in front of you, which takes precise finger movement. Without this base of support, the smaller muscles in our arms and hands can’t move with precision during fine motor activities. Strong shoulder muscles provide stability of the shoulder girdle. STRENGTHĪ strong core provides stability of the trunk and pelvis, which is necessary to sit with good posture and balance (called postural control). ![]() Below is an explanation of each of these essential skills as well as descriptions of exercises and activities you can do at home with your child to strengthen any skills that are underdeveloped. If your child’s fine motor skills are below age-level expectations, it’s a safe bet that at least one of these foundational skills are underdeveloped as well. Just as support beams are necessary to hold up a ceiling, these “building blocks” support higher-level hand skills. As discussed in our previous blog, “Handwriting and Your Child,” strong handwriting-and fine motor skills in general-requires sufficient development of certain foundational skills: strength, hand arches, finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. If you have any other questions about who we are, don’t hesitate to ask! Call the church at 97 or email Rev. Ann Ralosky offers “prospective member” classes – a three session course designed to help you get to know First Congregational Church and the United Church of Christ. ![]() Stay for coffee hour immediately after worship and you’ll get to know us better. How can I learn more? The members of our congregation are also the ministers of our congregation – anyone will be happy to answer your questions. Children are divided by age group into separate groups for age appropriate activities. Children stay in worship through the children’s sermon and then go up to our church school where they engage in worship, play and learning about the lesson of the day. During the summer we have a special “Sunday Church Camp” model to engage the children. For children 4 years and older we have children’s Sunday school each Sunday from September through June. When we begin: Sunday worship begins promptly at 10:30am and lasts 1 hour and 15 min, give or take.Ĭhildren: Children are always welcome in worship! Should you choose, we have childcare available from 10:15-11:45 for children ages 3 and younger. Please click HERE to print out a parking pass. We also have overflow parking at the corner of Plymouth and Trinity place in the Academy Square Parking lot. For those who come early we have a lot behind the church (enter from The Crescent.) When that is full there is street parking, a municipal lot and a multi-level parking deck up the street. Where to park: There is ample parking around the building. Where we are: 40 South Fullerton Ave in Montclair, just two blocks south of Bloomfield Avenue, next to the Montclair Public Library. If you ever need anything, always feel free to connect with us. We want to make sure when you visit you are comfortable and that is all that matters to us. When you walk through our big front doors you may see people in suits and ties, but you will also see people in jeans and t-shirts. ![]()
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