The playgrounds will be built by Pentagon Play. The two schools, on Scartho Top next to Aldi, and Sunningdale, Waltham, will ...

Interestingly, recent research is exploring links between gross motor skills and other areas of finer motor skill development (like handwriting).

Running, crawling, swimming, and hopping are examples of gross motor skills. These types of motions are vital for small kids to do as they grow because they help them learn to control and coordinate ...

Lifestyle choices during pregnancy have far-reaching effects on the child's neurodevelopment. A mother-child study conducted at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland ...

The study also found that a healthier maternal diet in early pregnancy was associated with better motor development in the child, especially in gross motor skills at 5-6 years of age.

DCD affects a person’s fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and motor planning. It does not affect intelligence. DCD seems to be more common in males than in females.

For example, a study conducted at the University of Rochester showed that avid FPS players demonstrated better hand-eye coordination and reaction time compared to other people far removed from the ...

Motor skills are the ability for us to move and control our body effectively. This involves the coordination of muscles to perform simple movements such as holding a spoon, or more complex activities ...