How You Can Help Your Child Develop Their Skills Gross motor skills describes physical development using ‘big movements’... Gross Motor Skills Fine motor skills describes the physical development that starts with a baby being able to hold a rattle and continues until they are able to build bricks, dress themselves or hold a pen to write and draw... It helps with speech development and learning to concentrate... Supporting Development

  Reading books can support your child's learning and development and your library will have books suitable for all ages

 Feeling secure and loved supports the development of the brain

This is a building block for developing turn taking in conversation later in their development

Support the development of muscles for clear speech... Breastfeeding has a positive effect on the development of the jaw and the gums... Using a dummy for longer than this can impact on healthy development of teeth and the shape of the mouth... This can reduce the risk of crooked teeth and problems with language development

{"markup":"\n\n\nGross motor skills describes physical development using ‘big movements’... If you have any questions about your child or young person's general health or development, you can contact the Healthy Child Service team by calling Just One Number on 0300 300 0123 or texting Parentline on 07520 631590

Visual problems can affect their development and learning...  Supporting Development

If your child is pre-school age or younger and you are worried about their speech, language and communication development, you can complete a request for support

Play is important for children’s physical and emotional development ... It is important for their brain development

Think about your child’s age and development ...  Children may play with toys at other people’s houses or groups that are not safe for their age or stage of development