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Child Care News for Parents & Carers
July 10, 2019 |
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Kia ora, many children come down with every illness imaginable in the first few weeks of care, this week we have ideas to boost your child's immunity and beat those bugs. Also, 18 great ideas to support the development of your child's fine motor skills.
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5 ways to boost your child's immunity for care
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At group care, children share fun moments and educational activities, however, these positive experiences aren't the only things being passed around. It's common for illness and germs to spread between children as they share the same toy boxes, breathing spaces and, yes, bugs.
Children have a lower resistance to germs, so are more susceptible to illness, and as temperatures cool over winter, viruses often stick around for longer.
This means it's likely your child will come down with something at one point or another, but the good news is that there are ways to boost a child's immune system to help them fight off those dreaded child care lurgies.
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How to build your child's fine motor skills
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Whether they're grasping a toy or gripping a pencil, fine motor skills are an important part of your child's physical and cognitive development. These skills involve the coordination of the brain and muscles to make small, yet important, movements. By honing their hand-eye coordination and using the little muscles in their fingers, hands and wrists, fine motor skills allow your child to grip, stack, thread, press, mould, cut, write and much more.
As they learn essential life skills, fine motor skills are needed for many day-to-day tasks, such as brushing teeth, buttoning clothing and using cutlery, and they're a big part of school too, as children learn to do things like write, play an instrument and type on a keyboard.
To help your child get a grip in their early years, here's how you can promote small muscle movements at home.
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