https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku Children ages 2.5 to 3.5 years old en-us 2018-02-21 02:06:37 UTC 2026-02-03 02:26:52 UTC hello@padlet.com mooneymo https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238914106 Many activities a child of this age can be seen doing that involve their gross motor skills are:

• Climbing a play structure
• Throwing a ball over and under hand
• Kicking a ball
• Running
• Pedaling a bike or tricycle
• Dancing

]]> 2018-03-06 21:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238914106 mooneymo https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238914733 While self help skills do involve the other domains, there are many skills that involve mostly the physical domain. 
These include:

• Feeding oneself using hands or utensils
• drinking from a cup
• brushing their teeth
• washing their hands
• dressing themselves with help
• Indicating when they are hungry, thirsty, or need to toilet
• blow own nose

]]> 2018-03-06 21:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238914733 mooneymo https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238920913 Children begin to understand the purpose of teeth maintenance as fine motor skills such as pouring, grasping and pinching are developing.]]> 2018-03-06 22:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238920913 mooneymo https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238925551 Some examples of the way children this age demonstrate their fine motor skills are:

• Grasping small objects (blocks, dolls, coloring utensils, etc)
• Flipping pages of a book
• Painting or drawing

]]> 2018-03-06 22:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238925551 branagan https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238993780 Urie Bronfenbrenner developed the Ecological Systems Theory, which illustrates the various factors that affect a child, as well as the relationships between the factors. This model involves four systems: the Microsystem, the Mesosystem, the Exosystem, and the Macrosystem. ]]> 2018-03-07 04:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/238993780 nichoali https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/239404382 Microsystem involves anything that affects a child directly on a day to day basis. Ex. Parent encouraging self help skill building through an authoritative parenting method- including role modeling hygiene.]]> 2018-03-07 20:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/239404382 nichoali https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/239404497 Mesosystem is the connections or relationships between the influences in the Microsystem. Ex. Church groups who encourage parents and caregivers to maintain standards of grooming and cleanliness. Teaching bible based council on how to inculcate the proper view of self care into their children. A regular self care routine advances fine motor development such as the pincer grasp in early children.]]> 2018-03-07 20:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/239404497 nichoali https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/239404577 Exosystem is the influences that indirectly affect a child. Such as neighborhoods without safe spaces for children and families to participate in recreational play due to high crime or pollution. Sports and/or outdoor play are advantageous for promoting balance, running, skipping and climbing.]]> 2018-03-07 20:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/239404577 nichoali https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/239404656 Macrosystem is the overarching factors that affect a child, such as laws, policies, ideologies, and politics. Ex. Parents who neglect to provide dental care for their children must be reported to Child Protective Services.]]> 2018-03-07 20:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/239404656 mooneymo https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/240688424 2018-03-12 04:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/240688424 mooneymo https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/240688505 2018-03-12 04:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/240688505 mooneymo https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/240688545 2018-03-12 04:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mooneymo/oqhecvsu4cku/wish/240688545