{"id":12629,"date":"2023-03-06T11:56:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T06:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/docs\/small-hands-big-ideas-a-guide-to-fine-motor-development-in-the-early-years\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:33:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T06:03:24","slug":"small-hands-big-ideas-a-guide-to-fine-motor-development-in-the-early-years","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/small-hands-big-ideas-a-guide-to-fine-motor-development-in-the-early-years\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>A Guide to Fine Motor Development in the Early Years<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FF-sneak-peek-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7984\" width=\"700\" height=\"596\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Children have the world at their fingertips (literally)! 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