Development: Fine Motor

Question 1

What is child development?

Answer 1

Child development is the process by which the dependent infant matures into the independent adult, functioning within society. It is a complex interweaving of biology, psychology and environment where each skill builds on the ones that have come before and provides a foundation for those skills yet to develop.

Question 2

What are the 4 domains of child development?

Answer 2

Child development can be separated into four major domains:

1. Gross motor
2. Fine motor
3. Language
4. Personal and social

Question 3

What are the red flags indicating developmental delay?

Answer 3

There are certain red flags for things that would suggest there is a problem:

• Lost developmental milestones
• Not able to hold an object at 5 months
• Not sitting unsupported at 12 months
• Not standing independently at 18 months
• Not walking independently at 2 years
• Not running at 2.5 years
• No words at 18 months
• No interest in others at 18 months

Question 4

What is fine motor development?

Answer 4

Fine motor refers to a the child’s development of precise and skilled movements, and also encompasses their visual development and hand-eye coordination.