Gross motor vs. fine motor skills You’ve heard mothers at the park tossing these terms around with the same nonchalance they use to toss a ball. So what’s the difference?

In a Montessori classroom, gross motor activities come in the form of free play on the playground and are worked in throughout learning activities. In Montessori homes, however, parents and ...

Be clear about how the gross motor delay affects the child’s daily life and what specific challenges they may face.” From there, develop a plan to address your child’s needs.

Children are biologically programmed to use their whole bodies to explore and interact with their physical environment. Through crawling, walking, running, rolling, jumping and balancing, they are ...

COVID-19 pandemic has affected kids’ brains. Infants born during the pandemic scored lower, on average, on tests of gross motor, fine motor, and communication skills compared with those born ...

Each 10 μg/m3 increase in exposure to fine particulate matter during the second trimester was associated with a 9% higher risk of a delay in gross motor neurodevelopmental milestones, after ...