Why motor skills matter
Subtitle: improve your child's physical development to enhance learning and self-esteem
By: Tara Losquadro Liddle with Laura Yorke
Contributors: Yorke, Laura
Publisher: Contemporary Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Motor ability in children; Cognition in children; Self-esteem in children
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Why motor skills matter; title: PART 1: LEARNING TO MOVE AND MOVING TO LEARN: THE CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF MOTOR OUTPUT AND SENSORY INPUT: The system we don't see: Understanding your child's sensory (nervous) system and how it relates to movement; title: Your newborn: birth to one month; title: PART 2: FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET: YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR: Shake, rattle, and roll: physical development and activities for the first sixth months; title: Sit, squat, stand: physical development and activities for the second six months; title: From cooing to babbling to sucking, swallowing, and chewing: your baby's oral-motor development in the first year; title: PART 3: ABLE TO LEAP TALL BUILDINGS: YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT FROM ONE TO FIVE YEARS OLD: Your mobile explorer: development of and activities for your one- to three year-old; title: Your walker and talker: development of and activities for the three- to five-year-old; title: PART 4: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: There is no such thing as a lazy child: how low muscle tone affects development; title: Appreciating prematurity: the premature baby's special development; title: Sensory disorders: manifestations and guidelines; title: The most commonly seen orthopedic conditions in pediatrics