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Folding Paper Helps Toddlers Develop Eye-Hand Coordination

Last Updated: September 14, 2009

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Parenting Tips for Your 21-22 Month Old Toddler

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Even a simple thing like folding paper is fun for you and your baby. It teaches eye-hand coordination which will help your toddler learn to read and write.

How to Play:

  • Sit with your child.
  • Fold a piece of paper a few times in front of your child.
  • Give your child a new sheet of paper. Ask your child to fold it. If he doesn’t fold it, fold your sheet. Ask your child to fold like you do.
  • When this is done, get new sheets of paper and do the same thing again.


Learn more about Your Toddler: 21-22 Months from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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