Apart from exploring the world with his mouth frequently, baby’s hands are also an important tool for him to recognize new things around him. The so-called dexterity of the hands directly reflects the maturity and development of the brain. In particular, the ability to control the hand from grasping with the palm of the hand, to cradling with multiple fingers, to the fine pinching of the thumb and forefinger, all reflect the control of the central nervous system. This fine manipulation also provides more stimulation to the brain and promotes the development of brain function. So the thumb and forefinger fine pinching is very important for babies, parents can actually let the baby exercise in life and play. Often there are parents who ask if there are any videos about fine motor training? Today to give mothers and fathers recommended a few exercise baby fine motor games! 1 ~ 3 months baby Developmental characteristics: the newborn baby there is a grip reflex, will reflexively grasp into the hands of the object; to the second month, his hand-eye coordination will be enhanced; to the third month, his two small hands can be held together for a long time to hold the small toys, at this time, both hands will be the most interested in his most convenient “toys! “. Recommended games Clap your hands Let your baby lie comfortably on his mother’s body. Mom raised the baby’s two hands, in his line of sight directly in front of the shake, to attract the baby’s attention to the hands. While reading a children’s song, gently clap and swing the baby’s hands, so that the baby’s eyes follow the movement of the hands. Benefits: This game can exercise your baby’s hand skills and promote the development of small muscles and motor skills. 4~6 Months Developmental Characteristics: At this stage, your baby’s movements are no longer limited to the reflexive behaviors of the newborn, and you will find that his movements and postures are more coordinated and have become more purposeful. For example, he will consciously hold objects and gradually be able to put the grasped objects into his mouth, tear paper, and pull the towel off his face. Recommended games 1, take the toy will be blocks, cars, small balls, small animal toys, etc. on the table, holding the baby sitting at the table, instructing him to reach out for toys. Benefits: reach for stationary toys, is the initial exercise baby hand-eye coordination in a way. 2, read the book page Preparation of a colorful, simple and easy to understand the illustrations of the paper book, and the baby to read together, every page to guide the baby to turn the page, after repeated practice so that he learns to turn one page at a time. Benefits: This will not only train your baby’s hand skills and develop his sense of touch, but also help promote parent-child communication. 7~12 months old baby Developmental characteristics: Your baby is already comfortable grasping toys and knocking them against each other. He likes to use his fingers to pick holes, press buttons, and can also use his thumb index finger to pinch small objects, rather than “palm a grasp”. Block toys are more suitable for this age group of babies, can practice grasping, knocking, building graphics, stimulate the baby’s imagination, the development of hand-eye-brain coordination and three-dimensional sense of knowledge. Recommended games 1, toy classification Prepare a few storage boxes, to the baby to do demonstration: the toys according to the different colors of one by one pick up, respectively, into different storage boxes, each picking a piece of the baby to look at, accompanied by the explanation of “red, green ……”. The toys can be put into different bins, one by one. Re-mix the toys together and assist or prompt the baby to sort the toys into the organizer. Benefits: This game can train the baby’s hand-eye coordination and the ability to observe and think. 2.Build tall towers Once your baby is able to sit on his own, prepare some stacking toys (such as blocks or rings) for him and encourage him to maintain his sitting and standing balance while doing it. Your baby’s initial interest may lie in pushing the blocks down rather than stacking them; however, by around 9-12 months of age, he will be able to build two blocks together. Benefits: can exercise the baby’s hand movements and spatial perception 3, eat food with your hands When the baby has been added to a certain degree of complementary foods, you can put the small buns, small bun flowers on the baby’s table, so that he can practice their own hands to grab and eat. Other small items are also available, the purpose is to let the baby gradually learn to use the thumb and forefinger pinch. Benefits: Helps the baby’s thumb and forefinger fine exercise.