THE McGavin family of Western Sydney know how good exercise is, but many Australian kids lack basic movement skills such as kicking a ball or leaping because parents do not allow them adventurous free ...

Motor skills development in children is a critical component of healthy physical, cognitive, and social growth. It encompasses a range of fundamental abilities—including balance, coordination, agility ...

Well it's that time of year again; the start of the school year and another summer has come and gone. Isn't it amazing how fast summers go? With the kids going back to school, that means hitting the ...

Early childhood development includes acquiring fine and gross motor skills. While both these skills involve movement, they do have differences: Fine motor skills involve movement of the smaller muscle ...

The physical education curriculum at West Point has long incorporated gymnastics into its program to produce physically fit officers who can move well on the battlefield. Cadets have been running the ...