A brief insight from an early childhood perspective. Early childhood is an extremely important period for children to develop their gross motor skills. Research indicates that those children who are ...

What can settings do to support fine and gross motor skills? Georgina Durrant reports Motor development is often split into fine motor skills and gross motor skills. Fine motor skill activities are ...

Gross motor skills are the building blocks of cognitive development. Annette Rawstrone looks at resources to exercise large muscle groups. The importance of children's physical development is given ...

Combined storytelling and movement lessons delivered by teachers can improve language and gross-motor skills in young children, according to a new study by psychology and sport science experts at ...

As your baby grows and starts to investigate their surroundings, they develop new skills. Gross motor skills are one set of skills they’ll add to their repertoire of tricks right from the start. Let’s ...

It can be hard to imagine how newborns on playmats could soon grow into fearless five-year olds riding bikes and climbing trees. These gross motor skills play a key role in how little people explore ...

Gross motor skills are the foundation of physical development for children. Learn more about what to expect for each stage of your child's life. You may not know exactly what gross motor skills are or ...