Your child is clumsy or DCD was diagnosed
If yourchild is clumsy or DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder) was diagnosed there is a big chance that he does not “feel” his body and his own movements as well as he should. Moving is not so easy for him. Games in which he is touched will help him to experience body awareness and games with movements will encourage him to move in a more directed way and gain more experience.
The following activities and games may be suitable:
- Domestic activities
- Provide enough physical exercise
- The use of weights
- The use of vibrating material
- Sitting on a ball being touched with a cuddly toy
- Lying on top of different materials
- Towing on a blanket
- Rolling, walking on your knees or on all fours over different materials
- Touching and moving on your lap
- Hiding under cuddly toys
- Playing in a box
- Playing with shaving cream
- Playing with rice
- Playing with chestnuts
- Rubbing in body lotion
- Massage with different materials
- The use of the foot massage bath
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