Activities during the pre-toddler and toddler period

Abstract

During the pre-toddler and toddler period, there will be further development of the child’s postural, locomotor, and manipulative skills. The quality of the toddler’s actions will depend on the quality of the skills already acquired and on practice of desired patterns of movement. There are many movement activities to provide this practice that a physiotherapist can introduce to the caregiver and child with Down syndrome. Again, the most useful activities are those that can be adapted to become part of the normal day-to-day interactions between caregiver and child. Now that the child is older, the common daily routines of feeding, changing, bathing, and dressing offer even more opportunities for playful interactions and for practice of the desired movements.