Health Tip: Strengthen Your Child’s Hands

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As your preschooler grows, so do the hands and fingers. Playtime helps strengthen little hands to prepare them for writing and other skills.

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests these hand-strengthening activities:

• Building with blocks, or doing large jigsaw puzzles.
• Stringing beads or playing with a pegboard.
• Coloring with crayons or chalk.
• Building sand castles.
• Using several sizes of containers to pour water back and forth.
• Playing with doll clothing that zips, laces or snaps.

Source: HealthDay

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