Milton Keynes, United Kingdom (PressExposure) July 03, 2010 -- Master of Science and Family Life Extension Specialist Lesia Oesterreich says that "Three year olds are interested in perfecting motor skills and it is common for them to spend the entire morning riding a favorite tricycle like the Schwinn Roadster. Kyla Boise, a registered nurse in Michigan, says that it is crucial to be alert for signs of development delay in the first three years because "The first three years of a child life are an amazing time of development and what happens during those years stays with a child for a lifetime
For a child to be able to perform more complex skills as they age, they should be able to perform certain tasks within their first three years. These tasks, known as developmental milestones, determine a child progress. Boise adds that "your pediatrician uses milestones to help check how your child is developing Skills that they are supposed to develop are categorized by health care workers as: gross motor, fine motor, language, cognitive, and social skills.
Delay in development occurs when children aren able to perform certain tasks that they e supposed to be capable at during a certain age. 3-year olds for example, are expected to be able to pedal tricycles like the Schwinn Roadster as a fine motor skill. Kara Hoener, a service coordinator of the Child and Family Connections in Quincy says that although it is important for a child to meet his milestone, "every child is different and will develop at different rates according to what they e comfortable with
Though delays shouldn instantly cause parents alarm, if a child "starts to not be able to do things they could do in the past like they e no longer unable to pedal their Schwinn Roadster like they used to, they should be seen by a pediatrician right away. Hoener says "They [Pediatricians] know their [parents] child better than anyone.
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