Physical
Helping Your Child Running
Key points: Running is a significant gross motor skill development milestone between 18-36 months. Encourage activities that improve balance and spatial skills. Active…
Olivia
10/04/2019
Discover the key milestones of physical, cognitive, linguistic and socio-affective child development and understand the science behind child development.
Discover the key milestones of physical, cognitive, linguistic and socio-affective child development and understand the science behind child development.
Key points: Running is a significant gross motor skill development milestone between 18-36 months. Encourage activities that improve balance and spatial skills. Active…
Key points: Visual attention is a crucial skill for cognitive development and longer attention spans. It begins to develop during the first few…
Key points: During the first week, a baby’s vision is limited to black and white, but starts to develop more colors after a…
Key points: Drawing can foster fine motor skills in children, while the act of drawing and related language skills can be a “great…
Key points: Preschoolers’ early writing skills can predict both their grades and their standardized test scores in second-grade reading and math, according to…
Key points: Children around the age of four develop increased control over their fine motor skills, including hand coordination and using utensils. Development…
Key points: Children around the age of three develop increased muscle movement control, including hand coordination. Development milestones for this age group include…
Key points: During the second year of a child’s life, their fine motor skills are still developing and new activities can be introduced…
Key points: The first year of a child’s life is a period of rapid physical development, including the development and refinement of fine…
Key points: Head control is the foundation for many of your baby’s next milestones and can be fostered through fun activities. Activities can…
Key points: At 3-4 months old, babies will have more control over their head and be able to hold it aligned with their…
Key points: Babies develop head control and muscle tone during their first few months of life. Tummy time is the most recommended activity…
Key points: During the newborn stage, a baby’s neck muscles are weak, and they rely on adults to support their head. Newborns have…
Key points: Developing core muscles is essential for a baby’s posture and physical development. Tummy time, crawling, bouncing on an exercise ball, collecting…
Key points: Muscle tone is an important factor in a baby’s physical development and affects milestones like sitting, standing, and walking. Babies have…
Key points: Holding objects while walking can actually improve a child’s balance, contrary to what one might think. A study showed that 90%…
Key points: Jumping is an important gross motor skill that children can develop through different activities that focus on muscle strength, balance, proprioception,…
Key points: Jumping is a significant task for toddlers that requires courage, balance, strength, and body coordination. Toddlers typically start testing their ability…
Key points: Babies typically begin walking between the ages of 9 and 18 months, but all babies develop at their own pace. Certain…
Key points: Walking is a major developmental milestone for a child. Preceding walking, skills like supine kicking and pulling up are crucial. Walking…
Key points: Newborns have natural survival reflexes and limited control over their movements. Babies initially keep their hands clenched in fists, a reflex…
