Give them opportunities to practice and try to provide different challenges to master. Remember that children need lots of time and space for energetic, noisy play. Safety Guidelines Try to make it your goal to provide experiences for your children that enhance the development of a large range of large and small muscle skills. It's also essential to keep your children healthy and safe without being overprotective. Avoid lifting your child onto play equipment that he cannot climb onto by himself.
Swings are the exception.
Try to maintain a high level of safety while allowing your children to experiment with mild risks that build feelings of competence as they are met and mastered. Keep contagious children at home. Handwashing is the single most effective way to avoid spreading disease. Children and adults should get used to washing hands after nose-blowing, before handling food, and after toileting and diapering. It's also essential to pay attention to fine motor development, the coordination of eyes and hands.