CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Age 3-4-Your child should be able to throw a tennis ball 10 feet in the air while using appropriate technique. Appropriate technique includes trunk rotation with arms and legs moving in opposition. Your child should also be able to hit a target from 5 feet away while using an underhand throw.

Detailed explanation-2: -Children experiment with throwing around 12 months, can throw overhead by 14 months, and can throw an object at least 3-feet in the air by their second birthday. Throwing strengthens these key areas of development: Integrated Movement. Hand-eye Coordination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your child is trying to communicate with you. Since they cannot speak words yet, they use actions such as throwing. Your child is simply trying to figure out how stuff works around him. If you realize what they are trying to say with the action, it will be easier to stop it.

Detailed explanation-4: -To get young kids started with overhand throwing, you can set up a cardboard box on its side against a wall as a target. Make a few balls out of socks and challenge your child to practice throwing with you into the box from various distances.