Savvy Statin Shopping. Let's go shopping. This edition of Staying Well focuses on how to be a savvy shopper in choosing a statin for your patients, a timely issue in light of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) new simvastatin warnings.
From around 18 months old, your toddler will probably hold a brush or pen with her whole hand, and make her marks by moving her arms around (Thomson Delmar Learning 2007) . It won't be until your child is three years or older that she'll be able to hold a pencil in the writing position (Thomson Delmar Learning 2007) .
By the time babies are around 9 months old, they usually have the dexterity and coordination to take food between forefinger and thumb so that they can try feeding themselves with their fingers. You may want to provide a safe baby spoon as well, though it might be some time before your baby gets the hang of it.