Teach your child how to use scissors

[@erinweymer9763]

I am a school based OT and your videos/ideas have been so helpful during home learning. Thank you so much!! You are so great at explaining everything.

[@TheOTGuide]

oh my goodness, thank you Erin! That means the world to me! Please let me know if there's a particular video topic you'd like me to make :)

[@katyfpful]

@@TheOTGuide You are a wonderful teacher! I would love a video on teaching proper pencil grasp to preschoolers. Also, anything on early intervention ideas would be welcome.

[@TheOTGuide]

@@katyfpful Thank you so much for your support! Check out my video on 3 easy activities to promote your youngster's pencil grasp :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6KUmZ-Yntmqe9U

[@scorad21]

I’m a single mom of 1 and I have no idea what I’m doing! I have to watch videos for everything lol thanks

[@techtipsforecsewithsheilas9250]

Thank you so much for your videos! I am an ECSE teacher and I share your videos with my families all the time!

[@TheOTGuide]

That is so wonderful to hear!!! Thank you so much for your support :D

[@snoopiepapu]

So glad I found your channel. I've watched a lot of your videos and they are all so detailed and easily explained. Love it. Keep up the great work!

[@TheOTGuide]

Thank you so much for your kind words!!!

[@tharaneeprashanth806]

I have come across your channel accidentally. I am so glad for that .Great explanations with practical. Thank you so much. Very helpful to teach my toddlers to do things in a correct way. Good luck

[@TheOTGuide]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! I'm so glad my videos have been helpful for you!

[@bhagyashreekshirsagar2773]

Same here

[@JustMe-fx1uu]

Hi, I have a child with dyspraxia and autism. He is able to cut with the looped scissors but struggles to hold the theraputty or paper plate - I still need to hold these for him. How can I promote his ability to hold the object he's cutting? Bilateral coordination is a challenge for him overall, unfortunately. Thanks for any advice / feedback you can give me.

[@TheOTGuide]

Hey there, thanks for your question. The way I do that is by sitting behind the student and providing hand-over-hand assistance. So instead of holding the paper plate for him, I put my hand on top of his and have him hold the paper plate with his supporting hand. So really, he would be holding it entirely himself, I would just be there guiding his movements and providing extra support. Does that make sense? It's hard to describe!

[@JustMe-fx1uu]

@@TheOTGuide yes! Physically prompting him to hold the object by having him hold it and then me holding that hand? Will try this today. Thank you so much!

[@TheOTGuide]

@@JustMe-fx1uu Yep! Then gradually over time, you can reduce your physical prompting. So at first, your hand will be entirely on top of his, then it will be on his wrist, then the forearm, then you can remove it and gradually he will learn to stabilize it independently. Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[@heatherhansen1861]

awesome. I'm a new art teacher and I appreciate this information!

[@TheOTGuide]

Congrats on the new gig, and I'm so glad! Thanks for checking out my channel :D

[@teodorateodora1059]

Very helpful and cut to the chase, exactly what time-pressed parents need! Thank you for the free knowledge!

[@TheOTGuide]

You bet! Thank you for the super kind comment!! -Dana

[@teodorateodora1059]

@@TheOTGuide Thanks for being so kind to answer meee :)

[@leaht4505]

These are some great ideas. I am going to try a few with my distance learning preschoolers 🙂You are generous to share your ideas!!!💜

[@TheOTGuide]

Yay!! Thank you for your kind words!

[@nidhi31882]

What should be next steps after this? How do we move to circles and squares ? Any ideas is guidelines / inputs? Thank you for the wonderful video ❤️

[@marianabuta]

This is very helpful. Thank you for sharing. How long will it take for them to learn?

[@TheOTGuide]

I'm so glad it's helpful! And the rate of skill acquisition varies from child to child. If you set aside time daily for dedicated practice, it will happen sooner than you think! :)

[@lynnshoberg35]

How did I not know this? Thank you thank you thank you!

[@TheOTGuide]

You are SO welcome!!! :)

[@mohammadhamedbarzegarkhale6453]

Thank you very much! Good point on using thick papers!

[@TheOTGuide]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@dreav3181]

This is so helpful my son is 5 and hasn't mastered scissors so im going to try this

[@TheOTGuide]

Good luck!! Let me know how it goes :)

[@movm]

So, what would you do with a playful child who just wants to experiment and doesn't listen to you?

[@TheOTGuide]

Hi there! As long as they are being safe with the scissors, go ahead and let them experiment. Experimenting with how to hold them and how to use them will increase their familiarity and make the process of skill acquisition more enjoyable for them! Cheers, Dana

[@movm]

​@@TheOTGuide Thank you very much for your response Dana.

[@preethamadhukesh2520]

Superb for my kids

[@TheOTGuide]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support!

[@clovebooks6786]

Awesome tips! Thanks for sharing:)

[@TheOTGuide]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@zaarar9440]

Very helpful video ❤. Thanks for sharing this video with us.

[@TheOTGuide]

My pleasure 😊

[@mariceljavier928]

Thank you so much!

[@TheOTGuide]

You're welcome!

[@lloydpillay4771]

Thank you for the tips. So useful.

[@TheOTGuide]

No problem, I'm so glad they are helpful! Cheers :) -Dana

[@maritzamartinez604]

Thank You , very helpful

[@TheOTGuide]

You are very welcome! :D

[@Rc27700]

Hi dear.. My son finds difficult to hold scissors. How to teach him this

[@TheOTGuide]

Hi Rajini! Thank you for your question. For my beginners, I give them kitchen tongs to practice picking up objects and placing them into a target (squeezing kitchen tongs is a similar movement to squeezing scissors and it's a good hand strengthening activity). Once my students can use tongs independently, that's when I upgrade the challenge to scissors. I'll sit behind my students and place the scissors correctly in their hands, emphasizing that their thumb needs to be on top. With lots of practice with me sitting behind them, supporting their grasp, and guiding their movements, they eventually get it! :) I hope that helps!

[@Rc27700]

@@TheOTGuide : Thank u so much. Will try d same... BTW today I got to know that behaviour therapy is must for an asd kid along with OT for them to grow age appropriately. Is it so. Pls guide me

[@mohamedzakir]

Thank you stay Blessed

[@TheOTGuide]

Aww, you too!!

[@d.andrewot2013]

Excellent!

[@TheOTGuide]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Safarjen]

Amazing. Thank you.

[@TheOTGuide]

Glad you liked it!

[@shannonjohnson4314]

Thank you so much very helpful

[@TheOTGuide]

You are so welcome, I'm glad the video was helpful!

[@MindYourAss]

Thank u ❤

[@TheOTGuide]

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[@simonapatierno3935]

Thank You. ❤️

[@TheOTGuide]

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[@shank77tl]

Thank you

[@TheOTGuide]

You're so welcome!