Hand-eye coordination training for children with cerebral palsy

Hand-eye coordination training for children with cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy is a group of persistent central motor and posture development disorders and activity restriction syndromes caused by non-progressive brain damage in the developing fetus or infant. Nowadays, many parents of children with cerebral palsy focus on training their children's gross motor functions, but often ignore the training of their children's hand-eye coordination ability.

So what is hand-eye coordination?

Hand-eye coordination refers to the coordination of fine hand movements with visual coordination. The development of hand-eye coordination ability gradually develops with the maturity of neuropsychological development and is an indicator of developmental maturity.

Through the joint action of hands and eyes, children can discover more characteristics of the objects in their hands. For example, eyes can see the color, shape, size, etc. of objects, while hands can touch objects and feel its softness, hardness, roughness, coldness, heat, etc. Through these, children can understand the surrounding environment faster and more comprehensively.

As fine motor skills improve, hand-eye coordination becomes more and more important, and it runs through fine motor skills. The development of fine motor skills is inseparable from the development of hand-eye coordination, and the development of hand-eye coordination is the key to the development of fine motor skills. So what are some simple and interesting daily training methods?

1. Mushroom nail or wooden stick training

Insert mushroom heads into small holes or insert wooden pegs into holes on a peg board. We can start with large pegs and gradually make them smaller. We can also increase the difficulty, such as asking children to pick up small mushroom heads of the same color as the color specified by their parents.

2. Beading training

According to the functional conditions of children, give them beads of corresponding sizes and string them into the bead holes with ropes or threads of corresponding thickness to train their hand-eye coordination ability.

3. Build with blocks

Parents can use toys such as building blocks and columns to build a "tower" with their children. Children with poor abilities can be assisted with their hands to carry out activities, but the assistance should be reduced as the child's abilities improve.

4. Item delivery

Children can first put objects into a large container and then gradually transition to putting coins into a money jar, repeatedly training their hand-eye coordination.

It is hoped that after learning the above methods, parents will pay attention to the training of hand-eye coordination ability of children with cerebral palsy. Rehabilitation training is a persistent process, and parents should also practice repeatedly in daily life opportunities.