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Sensory Integration Prescription for Children Who Can't Hold a Pencil Firmly
Sensory Integration Prescription for Children Who Can't Hold a Pencil Firmly
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“Why does my child have no strength in his hands?”
“I’m good at studying, but why can’t I sit still for long?”

A couple of occupational therapists with 20 years of experience specializing in developmental therapy tell us
Integrated sensory solutions for children ages 3-7 who are slower than their peers.

The age of early education has been significantly shortened to 3-4 years old.
At the education fair for infants and toddlers, parents who want their children to read before they can even walk consult with renowned educational companies, and there are long lines for creative math academies preparing for elementary school.
Not only do they watch TV on their smartphones, they also use pad learning to keep up with their peers.
This early education craze brought about the problems of 'turtle neck, hunched back, and disc problems' that office workers in the past suffered from, and made them hold pencils before they could develop fine and gross motor skills.
But the problem doesn't end there.
Parents who have experienced an unprecedented infectious disease have to dissuade their children by saying, “It’s dirty, don’t touch it!”, “It’s dangerous, come down!”, and in the midst of their busy daily lives, they have to say, “Oh, do it.
“Eat quickly!” he says, taking away the child’s chance to do it on his own.

The authors, who have been working as a couple of occupational therapists for 20 years and have communicated with countless parents through the YouTube channel 'Sensory Integration Encyclopedia TV', say that 'full support from parents', 'extremely insufficient physical play experience', and 'parental impatience and worry' hinder children's development.
At the same time, it is repeatedly emphasized that children between the ages of 3 and 7, whose brain and body's integrated senses are growing explosively, should not miss the golden opportunity for sensory development before the age of 7, rather than memorizing English words and solving math problems.


Accordingly, the author has included 'sensory development exercises to help children hold a pencil correctly', 'daily exercise methods to correct posture', 'age-specific development observation chart', and 'sensory development checklist before entering elementary school', etc. to organize the theories necessary for children's development in an easy-to-understand manner and to cover all the physical play that can be followed in daily life.
Rather than rushing to do good deeds a year or two earlier than others, it is more important to develop a sense of integration, muscle strength, endurance, and concentration. This book, which urges parents to “wait according to their child’s pace and eye level,” will provide refreshing relief to the worries of parents facing developmental issues in their children.
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Prologue: Kids these days who can't hold a pencil

[Part 01] Sensory Integration Solutions for Children Who Can't Hold a Pencil Firmly

01 Hand strength doesn't end with writing.
Kids these days can't hold a pencil
A child who can't do many things on his own
If a red light is turned on for physical development
Before entering elementary school, focus on physical play rather than pre-school activities.
The foundation of senses and the inner strength of study
(TIP) If you can't hold a pencil, develop your integrated sense.
02 Implement solutions appropriate to the development stage.
Large muscle development begins at age 0.
Approach gross motor development through play, not training.
(TIP) Hanging game creates beautiful handwriting.
03 Arm and finger strength is important.
A child with weak arm muscles and poor endurance
Children with weak finger muscles
04 Practice 'prewriting'
If you force them to write, they will feel resistance.
Pencil grip strength develops from infancy.
Practice sophisticated hand movements like this.
05 Sensory integration prescriptions vary depending on hand shape.
How to hold a pencil correctly
If you don't have a pencil straightener, correct it like this.
Creating an environment that encourages a firm grip on the pencil
(TIP) Sensory Integration Management Methods for Children Who Use Pad Learning a Lot

[Part 02] For children with weak hands, first establish posture.

01 All problems start with posture.
Children these days have lost their proper posture
Good posture boosts self-esteem
Bad posture slows growth
A child with a hunched back starts with small habits.
A hunched back slows down growth
A hunched back reduces motivation to learn.
Instead of saying "straighten your back," change your environment.
02 Create a posture that strengthens your waist and hips
Disheveled posture is linked to sexual problems
Weak core muscles hinder limb development
Terminal time is the beginning of core exercise.
Parents who know how to play know how to play.

[Part 03] A strong sense of fundamentals is essential for developing hand strength.

01.
Awaken your sense of growth in body and mind
Develop a sense of integration before the age of 7.
02.
[Tactile] What does it feel like?
Develop tactile sense to help hand development
Difficult child & insensitive child
(TIP) Touch determines emotion and sociality.
03.
[Proprioception] Where is my body?
If you are dull and sensitive, develop your proprioception.
Weak child, clumsy child, and distracted child
(TIP) If you have difficulty sitting down
04 [Vestibular Sense] How is my body moving?
The vestibular sense corrects the body's balance.
Hunchbacked child & fearful child & careless child
Don't force your left-handed child to practice right-handed.
(TIP) Children's room interior design that promotes sensory integration

[Appendix] Sensory Integration Q&A for Children Entering Elementary School
[Appendix] Checking Your Child's Development Before Entering Elementary School
[Appendix] Exercise Games for Children Who Can't Hold a Pencil Firmly

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When their children begin to learn Korean, many parents realize that their children have problems with their handwriting.
However, rather than realizing that the development of fine motor skills is delayed, we think of it as a 'problem caused by lack of practice' and have them write out consonants, vowels, and words using worksheets.
(Omitted) For children who have weak fine motor skills and dislike writing, parents’ suggestions or pressure can be detrimental.
This is because if you feel aversion to even holding a pencil, the negative emotions will transfer to your learning.
If your child lacks the experience of holding and manipulating objects with his or her hands, you need to start over with the 'hand practice' that has been repeated since infancy.

---p.59 From “If you force them to write, they will feel resistance”

Preschool-age, toddler-level children are at an age where they have difficulty understanding abstract concepts.
That's why we need to expand our thinking and understand concepts by using our bodies and experiencing our senses.
If you only learn with your eyes, you cannot develop your brain.
And pad learning and smartphones take away the opportunity for children to think.
The images on the pads that children watch are very colorful and the screen changes quickly, so children who are accustomed to this type of stimulation have brains that only react to stimuli of similar intensity.
To develop the frontal lobe, which is responsible for thinking, you need to give yourself many opportunities to think, experience various things, and accumulate information.
(Omitted) In the process of developing a child's brain, which is directly related to learning, such as emotional and self-regulation skills, concentration, and short-term memory, external senses (five senses) and internal senses (proprioception, vestibular sense) that stimulate the entire brain, including the frontal lobe, are necessary.
This kind of experience cannot be gained through tablet learning alone.
Because the brain develops evenly only when you experience things directly.

---p.83 From “Sensory Integration Management Methods for Children Who Use Pad Learning a Lot”

You might think, 'Maybe it's because they're still young?' However, since parents aren't experts, it's difficult to understand and approach the characteristics of children who lack strength in their bodies or, conversely, move too much.
If your child is awkward or insensitive in a way that is not appropriate for their age, you should work with a professional to understand their characteristics and properly determine whether the problem is serious enough to negatively impact their development.
Most parents believe that their children's behavior is simply a personality or emotional problem, so they try to correct their behavior only through discipline.
However, since sensory development problems cannot be corrected through discipline, we need to make an effort to understand and help our children's behavior from a different perspective.
---p.149 From “Weak Children, Clumsy Children, and Distracted Children”

Create a corner hideaway with a bean bag chair, a small tent, or pillows so your child can take frequent breaks and relax.
If your child is anxious and tense, a weighted blanket or heavy comforter can help calm them.
Also, if your child likes to relax by rocking, it may be helpful to provide a quiet, comfortable place to hang a hammock or swing.
---p.171 From “Children’s Room Interior Design to Help Sensory Integration”

In institutions such as daycare centers and kindergartens, children may be as few as six or seven and as many as twenty or more, so it is often difficult to take into account each child's individual temperament and behavioral patterns.
Since children only participate in activities together in the same space and do not engage in activities that are tailored to their individual needs, activities at daycare centers or kindergartens alone are limited in maximizing their potential.
This means that the right sensory integration activities for your child cannot be provided by an institution.
---p.178 From “[Appendix] Sensory Integration Q&A for Children About to Enter Elementary School”

Publisher's Review
“Hold on to your pencil tight!” “Straighten your back!” “Why are you studying on the pad while lying down?”
Habits that don't change despite nagging, and can't be solved with effort alone.


There are countless books out there that say a mother's speech influences her child.
There are many books that teach you how to express yourself without getting angry.
'Oh my, you are so kind.
I don't want to nag either...' I try to calm my mind by reading a child education book that points out my mother's attitude.
Then, when I see the back of my child's head, half-lying on the desk, doodling in his workbook while holding a pencil with five fingers, I, who used to mutter noble words and control my inner self, disappear and, as usual, I start 'shouting'.

This isn't the only lifestyle habit your child has that you don't like.
I'm late for school, so I throw off my new clothes because they're scratchy, and I turn a deaf ear to my mother's nagging that continues without fail.
“No, who do you take after to be like that!” He suppressed his anger and took out the round clothes and put them back on, suppressing his voice tone.
Although I felt frustrated, I just left it alone, thinking, 'Time will solve everything,' 'When it's time to focus on studying, I'll sit down properly, hold my pencil tightly, and concentrate,' 'I'll make sure to get to school on time.'
But as the first day of elementary school approaches, the child remains unchanged.
Neither the way I hold my pencil, nor my attitude towards studying, nor my crooked and slow gait seem to be improving at all.
With only two months left until her child enters elementary school, the anxious mother takes her child's hand and takes him to a development center.


“Teacher, my child holds the pencil a little strangely,
“Since you like books, I don’t think you’ll have any problems studying, right?”

“Oh, try it.
“Let’s eat quickly!” “It’s dirty, don’t touch it!” “It’s late, Mom will dress you!”
Parents who do everything for their children miss out on the golden time for sensory development between the ages of 3 and 7.


The number of children attending private academies starting at age 3 has increased significantly.
It is difficult for them to hold a pencil on their own or sit and concentrate for a long time, but adults are impressed and say, "They are different from the start," when they see them say one more English word, solve one more math problem, and read a storybook fluently.
This type of parental intervention is constant, whether playing at the playground or in everyday life.
As the kindergarten start time approaches, “Oh, try it.
“I need to eat quickly and catch the school bus,” when entering the sandbox, “Let’s just do this for a bit and wash our hands quickly!”, when putting on shoes takes too long, “Mommy will put them on for you,” they advise.
Parents overlook this because it's a problem with group living, because the virus is so extreme, or because it takes too long.
The fact is that the age of 3 to 7 is the golden time for integrated sensory development that develops both body and mind.


During this period, the frontal lobe and brain, which control comprehensive thinking, interpersonal relationships, and executive functions, develop explosively.
As curiosity about the surrounding environment explodes, external senses (five senses) and internal senses (proprioception, pre- and post-translational sense) develop, and through various physical play, fine and gross motor skills are developed to suit group life in daycare centers, kindergartens, and schools.
The problem is that all of this development is possible only when the child judges, thinks, and experiences on his own.


“They say your study absorption ability is so good, but is your pencil holding skills that good?
“Once you start elementary school, your posture will get better soon….”

Body play to build study body, development observation chart by age,
Sensory motor techniques for slow children, a checklist before entering elementary school…
A Sensorimotor Prescription from a Couple of Occupational Therapists with 20 Years of Clinical Practice Experience

Authors Kang Yun-kyung and Kim Won-cheol, who have been working as a couple of occupational therapists at a development center for 20 years and have run the YouTube channel 'Sensory Integration Encyclopedia TV' while communicating with parents, point out issues such as 'lack of full support from parents' and 'extremely lacking physical play experience' as the main factors that hinder children's development.
The worries and concerns of parents who want to do everything for their children, such as helping them finish their children's work because they are not good at cutting and coloring, helping them solve their schoolwork because it is too difficult, and carrying them off playground equipment because it looks too dangerous, are said to hinder their children's development.

Especially these days, with the rapid increase in smartphone usage, TV viewing, and pad learning, children, who need to develop their senses by seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and moving their bodies, are often 'deprived of the opportunity to experience sensory development.'
The author says, “If you cannot avoid learning on a pad or using a smartphone, you must let your children experience the world by touching real objects after watching.”


For the many children who have been robbed of the opportunity for sensory development and their parents who don't know where to start or how to start, the author introduces physical play, auxiliary tools, and age-specific development observation charts to develop the small muscles of the hands and wrists for 'children who cannot hold a pencil tightly' in Part 1 of this book, and in Part 2, physical play to develop small and large muscles, core muscles to build a study body, and exercises to straighten a hunched back.
And in the following third part, it introduces sensory development play that can help develop the basic senses (proprioception, vestibular sense, tactile sense, etc.) that must be developed before the age of 7, thereby satisfying parents' curiosity about integrated sensory development.

Many parents will be able to find solutions to their children's developmental problems through this book, which contains theories and practical methods of sensory integration for children aged 3 to 7, such as "Which sense of development is my child slow in?", "Which integrated sense should be developed before entering elementary school?", and "What kind of physical play helps build the endurance and concentration needed for studying."


“Because it is clumsy and takes a long time
Parents solve problems that children should experience firsthand.

Have faith that things will get better over time, and keep pace with your child.”
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: December 11, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 204 pages | 326g | 145*200*13mm
- ISBN13: 9791193407028
- ISBN10: 1193407028

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