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 ...

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 ...

All children are different; however, recognizing delays in gross motor skills early allows for intervention and therapy to help your child. Tracking developmental milestones is critical to setting up ...

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 ...

Fun games that delight a toddler. At 20 months, your child is very mobile and probably jumps from one place to another. You often might term him/her hyper-energetic or the likes. The reality is every ...

The relationship of childhood overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) with motor skill and coordination is gaining due attention; however, longitudinal evidence is currently lacking. The evolution in the ...

Many babies go from crib to crawling in their first year or so. One moment they’re lying on a playmat and the next they're already rolling, crawling and cruising around the living room. So what are ...

Have you ever noticed the way quick reflexes depend on a combination of gross and fine motor skills? A toddler is about to knock over a vase. Your gross motor skills send you lurching across the room.