Writing Troubles? The Palmar Grasp Reflex Might Be to Blame! 📝👐🏼 Does your kid’s tongue pop out when they’re writing, and their handwriting is a bit messy? They might have an active Palmar Grasp Reflex. Quick Test for the Palmar Grasp Reflex✋🏼 1. Hold your child’s hand palm up. 2. Use a blunt object, like the back of a pen, to draw X’s on their palm. 3. If the hand flinches or the fingers curl in, the reflex is still active and needs integration. Fun Integration Exercise Peg Plank Challenge

The palmar and plantar grasping reflexes are primitive reflexes that are normally present in infants and disappear between 3–6 months of age. The palmar grasp reflex is elicited by applying gentle pressure onto or by horizontally stroking the infant's palm. In response, the infant will close the palm or make a fist. The plantar grasp reflex is elicited similarly by application of gentle pressure to the soles of the infant's feet, which triggers plantar flexion (curling in) of the toes. Unilatera