Child behaviour: clumsiness

Nursery World, 29 August 2007

Practitioners can assess a child's co-ordination and encourage their development with these suggestions by Jenny Mosley and Ross Grogan.

Q: I mind a boy who never seems to pay attention to what he is doing. He bumps into other children and furniture and drops his cutlery when he is having lunch. How should I respond? A: Just when we think we have gained plenty of experience and know about how children grow and develop, a child comes along who completely confounds us and we have to search for new ways of interacting and giving the guidance that this new individual...

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