K's fine motor skills were still testing at or slightly above average for a typical child her age when she turned 4 however she hated any kind of drawing & colouring. Although she hasn't had her fine motor skills tested lately I was quite sure she had fallen behind due to the lack of writing pratice. In the last 7 or 8 months however she has suddenly decided it is great fun to draw & colour & with many different mediums - paint,crayon, pencil, iPad letter drawing apps, magna doodle etc. All that practice has been paying off & it has been very noticeable in her drawing,colouring & printing. We always get K to practice writing her name on worksheets & yesterday she insisted that I write my name first. I obliged & the she proceeded to write too. After a few moments she said "Look Mom!" I expected her to have written her name but instead I saw this:
In case you can't understand my messy writing hers is the Mom on the right!
I started this blog hoping to inspire other parents to help their children with Down syndrome reach for the sky! My daughter was reading words, before she was 2 years of age & reading books by 3.5 years. I believe kids with Down syndrome can do amazing things if we give them the right tools. I truly believe high expectations can make a tremendous difference in the lives of our children!
BEAUTIFUL GIFT!
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