Fine Motor Skills Masterclass

The Therapy at Home Masterclass offering has been designed to provide parents and caregivers with expert knowledge and practical strategies for a wide range of topics associated with raising happy, healthy and confident kids. Delivered via the Therapy at Home platform, the masterclass and associated digital download is available for unlimited access upon purchase.

This offering allows parents and caregivers to gain up-to-date, practical and professional advice in the comfort of their own home. Unlimited access means that the masterclass can be revisited and rewatched for ongoing development and support.

The Fine Motor Skills Masterclass seeks to provide education on what fine motor skills are and the role that they play in childhood development. It provides practical strategies for parents, carers, teachers and therapists for supporting children to develop and improve fine motor skills. In doing so, the masterclass aims to develop the skills required to enable increased efficiency in activities of daily living.

The masterclass provides an overview of the key milestones and expected ages for grasp development, while supporting caregivers, teachers and therapists to understand that all children will develop skills at a different pace. As such, it increases awareness of these important foundational skills, while maintaining a practical approach to supporting their development.

In addition, the masterclass covers aspects of fine motor development such as the anatomy of the hand and the role that core strength and positioning play in improving these skills. It explores the wide range of factors that impact fine motor development, such as sensory input, concentration and attention, and regulation. The masterclass also discusses other skills that support fine motor skill performance, such as hand-eye coordination and crossing the midline.

These topics are explored using digestible language and relevant examples to support the understanding of how these principles relate to daily living activities.

The masterclass also provides ideas for making fine motor skill development fun and engaging, and challenges the notion that fine motor activities always need to be done at a table. The strategies offered are simple activities that can easily be incorporated into daily routines using everyday items.

The activities suggested can be completed at home, in the classroom and/or in a clinic environment and promote the importance of making fine motor skill development fun and playful, in order to encourage engagement and motivation.

Accompanying the masterclass is a digital download that offers a summary of the stages of fine motor skill development for reference beyond the masterclass viewing.