Teachers can integrate play in early elementary classrooms to align students’ developmental needs with academic goals through PBL.

A father’s poor mental health may harm child development, a new study has found. Here’s how fathers, too, can get the support ...

Along with developing both gross and fine motor skills and improving their physical fitness, sport helps children regulate their emotions through physical expression.

Gross motor skills in baby. Gross motor skills, also known as large motor skills, are the movements and coordination of the arms, legs, and other large body parts and movements, and gross motor skills ...

Five surprising ways to help your child learn to write - While fine motor skills play a central role in getting children ...

Chloe Han, Early Childhood Teacher at Young Academics, says she has witnessed a noticeable decline in children’s motor skills, largely influenced by increased screen time. She says while technology ...

Early childhood teachers don't just watch children play. Like so many teachers across Australia, ... They’re about skills — gross motor skills, fine motor skills, your self-regulation and so on.

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.

The pandemic’s role in delayed fine motor skills. It’s easy to blame the pandemic for this decrease in fine motor skills. A study of over 250 babies born in the first year of the pandemic ...

Start with simple projects and gradually increase complexity to strengthen fine motor muscles while having fun. 4. Get Dolled Up: Doing hair, nails, and makeup all require the use of fine motor skills ...

Experts note that while screen time plays a role, the decline in fine motor skills predates the pandemic. However, the pandemic may have intensified the issue by limiting early childhood experiences ...

However, the pandemic may have intensified the issue by limiting early childhood experiences like hands-on learning, playdates, and in-person schooling. Related: The 6 best Pikler triangles that build ...