For Parents - Page 37

A lot of research has been carried out in the field of left-handedness. Statistics shows that 90% of all people are right-handed, while the remaining 10% are lefties. It has been proved that hand preference is closely linked to brain functioning, which means that we don’t choose our dominant hand consciously. Among the factors that may influence our choice of hand they list genes, sex, fetal development, modeling parents, brain damage, and adjustment in case we cannot use the other hand due to injury.

Our previous blog posts were dedicated to teaching kids how to trace and write letters. Meanwhile, we got a message on our Facebook page, where we were asked about the difference between writing letters for a right-handed kid and a lefty. And this is exactly how this article was born. 

For us, parents, it seems incredibly difficult to teach kids to write. We hardly know where to start from. However, writing is a process that breaks easily into several stages: scribbling, tracing, and independent writing.

Some of us may think that in order to know how to write kids need to know how to draw straight lines, curved lines, and circles, as well as to have a correct pencil grip. However, these are not the only things we need to teach our children.

In our previous blog post we wrote about the activities that help develop fine motor skills. The skills are important because depending on how well they are developed your kid would be able to cope with writing.

Fine motor skills, in comparison with gross motor skills, involve the small muscles of the body. They enable such functions as writing, grasping small objects, and fastening clothing. These skills are important in most school activities as well as in life in general. Weaknesses in fine motor skills can affect a child’s ability to eat, write legibly, use a computer, turn pages in a book, and perform personal care tasks such as dressing and grooming.

We are happy to share the news that our new app Montessori ABC for Kids HD is now available on the App Store.

In our previous blog post we gave some advice on how to choose books for kids. Today we are going to share some tips about reading aloud. We’ve done thorough research into the topic and we are sure you will benefit from following the tips.

The importance of reading and talking to kids is undeniable, no matter how old they are. In today’s article we are going to take a look at how to choose suitable books for kids of 2-5 years old.

One of the most fascinating features of our book app ‘The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf’ is its interactivity. Interactive features are ‘tappable’ and bring kids unpredictable surprises. Tapping also involves children’s motor skills, which had better be developed as early as possible.