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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, we are currently doing OT for my 5 year old DS.  He is still improving but it does impact his ability in school.  His writing still isn't great but his pencil grip is better, his cutting is better.  My main concern is that he really does not draw.  We finally got something that resembled a picture probably the quality of the average 3 year old but it was a start.  He was assessed at being over a 1.5 year behind.  He is slow at writing but can write and form all his letters guided and unguided.  They are not always neat, and often shaky.

Does your kid do sports or anything?  Look up things you should do to improve fine motor skills.  A lot of the fine motor has to do with strength in their stabilizer and core muscles.  So they will spend time on strength exercises.

-Swinging
-Legos
-throwing a ball
-cutting

There are lots of other things to do, google it and you will find several ways to improve your child muscles.  Given your childs age start them in sports that might strengthen their muscle one, do OT and visit the park to swing a lot.

A have heard that swinging is one of the best things to do.  Good Luck.[/quote]

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