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Why Motor Skills Matter : Improving Your Child's Physical Development to Enhance Learning and Self-Esteem
Why Motor Skills Matter Improving Your Child's Physical Development to Enhance Learning and Self-Esteem
Author: Tara Losquadro Liddle, Laura Yorke
Practical advice for parents on the interaction among their child's muscular, mental, and motor development "Why Motor Skills Matter provides not only knowledge but a game plan as to how parents can help their little ones develop optimal potential via play, stimulation, and establishment of an appropriate environment." --Ruth A...  more »Laying Down the Law According to pediatric physical therapist Tara Losquadro Liddle, playful interaction beginning in infancy is crucial to a child's learning ablilities, language, speech, and overall emotional balance. Filled with practical, age-appropriate activities for newborns up to five years old, Why Motor Skills Matter shows parents how to:
  • Integrate touch, movement, and body awareness during playtime
  • Bolster motor skills
  • Develop appropriate play for each age level
  • Understand their child's development
Why Motor Skills Matter explains the impact motor skills have on the neurodevelopment of a child, helping parents participate more fully in their child's development.
ISBN-13: 9780071408189
ISBN-10: 0071408185
Publication Date: 9/23/2003
Pages: 288
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Book Type: Paperback
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