As adults we sometimes take for granted that we can sit, stand, walk around, and generally get to the things that spark our interest. For babies and toddlers the process of aquiring those gross motor skills is a daily effort. Helping them to perfect balance and hand eye coordination by the time they are school age means that they will be ready to learn. Play is a perfect way to practice all of those skills...a 13 month old baby delights in playing catch by rolling a ball across the floor. Little does he know that he is hard at work preparing for school by exercising his upper torso and arm muscles, as well as his hand eye coordination. All in a day's hard work of play.
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