Young children are beginning to change their appearance-their limbs are longer in proportion to their bodies, they are developing lean muscles and are losing the chubbiness that was present as an infant and toddler.
-By three a child has mastered many gross motor skills and can usually run and jump, walk up and down stairs holding onto a hand or rail and thros, kick and sometimes catch a ball.
-By four you can expect a child to be able to climb proficiently, have good balance skills, have skills in ball games, ride a tricycle and put on and take off some clothes.
-By five a child can usually skip, hop and run easily and play a variety of ball games.
-Between four and six most children can master the skill of riding a bicycle without training wheels.
By the age of three, most children have developed many fine motor skills and are able to manipulate small objects with increased control. Most can use a knife and fork, string large beads, turn the pages one by one, hold a crayon with thumb and finger instead of fist and draw a circle. Some three year olds are able to use scissors and drawrecognisable pictures. By four most young children can build a tall tower of blocks and make snakes and balls with play-dough. By five you can expect a child to use safety scissors, cut a line continuously, draw pictures holding a pencil or crayon coreectly and begin to print letters, numbers or symbols.
It is quite common for young child to still be mastering toilet training, however most are fully trained by the time they enter school.
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