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) .
And they do. Every time your baby swipes for a toy, she's refining the action so that she can better grab it the next time. At 5 to 6 months, babies tend to use two hands to reach for objects; by 8 or 9 months, they know to use two hands for big toys, one hand for small ones. What you can do: Catch your baby's interest with a variety of toys.