Transfer toy practice
6–12 monthsEmotional WellbeingMaterials: Safe objects for grasping like rattles or soft blocks
Give your child opportunities to transfer objects between their hands during play. Offer toys or safe household objects that are easy to grasp. Let them figure out how to move objects from hand to hand. This can be challenging at first and may involve dropping things repeatedly. Stay nearby and encourage their efforts as they work through the coordination challenge.
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How to Do This Activity
Give your child opportunities to transfer objects between their hands during play. Offer toys or safe household objects that are easy to grasp. Let them figure out how to move objects from hand to hand. This can be challenging at first and may involve dropping things repeatedly. Stay nearby and encourage their efforts as they work through the coordination challenge.
Why It Works
Hand-to-hand transfer involves motor planning and coordination that naturally includes setbacks like dropped objects. Each time your child drops and retrieves or tries again, they're building persistence and learning that temporary failures don't prevent success. Research demonstrates that resilience interventions increase problem-solving skills and engagement, with resilience being built through opportunities to experience and recover from manageable challenges (Castro-Olivo et al., 2022). Your calm, supportive presence during these natural frustrations teaches emotional regulation while the motor challenge builds confidence in overcoming obstacles.
Tips for Parents
Choose objects that are safe to drop and easy to grasp, like soft blocks or rattles.
When objects fall, calmly hand them back without showing concern. This teaches that mistakes are normal and fixable.
Materials Needed
Safe objects for grasping like rattles or soft blocks
Learning Methods
Responsive InteractionMovement-Based Learning
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