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) .
4 to 8 months At 4 months, your baby can pick up large objects, such as blocks. She won't be able to grab smaller objects, like peas, until she develops better finger dexterity. Shortly before she gets her first tooth (usually between 4 and 7 months), your baby will start picking up items here and there so she can put them in her mouth.