Some great exercises to help build your child’s fine motor strength include: Having strong wrists, hands and fingers helps children hold their pencil functionally, as well as helping them write with endurance and fluency. Kids need strong hands and fingers for a whole range of day-to-day activities for school and play. If your child isn’t using one of these pencil grips yet, fine motor activities can help them develop the skills they need to hold their pencil functionally, and write more easily. Another option is the quadrupod grasp, where the pencil is positioned between the thumb, index and middle fingers, the fourth finger stabilises the pencil and the fifth finger is curled in towards the palm. The most efficient way to hold a pencil is the dynamic tripod grasp (similar to that in the image below) where the pencil is positioned between the thumb and index finger with the pencil resting on the middle finger. And when children can see they’re not keeping up, it can lead to anxiety, frustration and low self-esteem, which can see them fall further behind. Left unaddressed, pencil grip problems can end up affecting a child’s academic performance at school.
As occupational therapists, teachers and parents often approach us about their children’s awkward pencil grasp.
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