How to Promote Simple Hand Skills: Reach, Grasp and Pull

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The following photo better shows how I

am grasping the white handle with the purple fabric sliding through. I can repeatedly ask clients to pull the green and then the red handle (on the other end not shown) while I grasp the white handle that I position close to the client.

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I got the idea to make the pull activity after using the monkey toy shown above during hippotherapy. Children can repeatedly pull a leg while working balance, reaching, eye-hand coordination, motor planning and postural control.

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