THE ABCS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS

At The Inspired Treehouse, we believe that information about developmental skills and child development should be accessible to everyone, not just medical professionals.  You won’t find a lot of complicated lingo here – we prefer breaking things down into terms that are a little less intimidating.  That’s why we’re bringing you this awesome series: The ABCs of Child Development!

Over the next few months, we’ll be making our way through the alphabet, assigning the letters to different developmental skills.  From gross motor to fine motor to sensory and more…when it comes to developmental terminology (and easy-to-understand definitions), you’ll find everything you’re looking for all in one place!

As we add new skills to the series, we’ll add them to the list below, making it a convenient one-stop-shop for information about developmental skills for kids.

Developmental Skills A to Z

A is for AGILITY

B is for BALANCE

C is for COORDINATION

D is for DEXTERITY

E is for ENDURANCE

F is for FINGER ISOLATION

G is for GRASP

H is for HAND DOMINANCE

I is for IN-HAND MANIPULATION SKILLS

J is for JUMPING

K is for KICKING

L is for LETTER FORMATION

M is for MIDLINE CROSSING

N is for NEWBORN REFLEXES

O is for OPPOSITION

P is for POSTURE

Q is for CHILD DEVELOPMENT QUESTION & ANSWER

R is for ROLLING

S is for SITTING

T is for TALKING

U is for UNDERSTANDING (COGNITIVE SKILLS)

V is for VISUAL PERCEPTUAL SKILLS