It’s time to motor with your little one! For INFANTS Tummy Time VIDEO | 0-6 months Placing babies on the floor offers opportunities to stretch, look around, and practice movements such as rolling, reaching, wiggling, and scooting. Pull Up | 6-12 months Infants repeatedly practice trying to stand. At first, they will “drag” themselves to Read More
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Books to Develop Gross Motor Skills
Play This Book by Jessica E. Young (Toddler, Preschool) This interactive book, great for fans of Press Here by Hervé Tullet, invites the readers to create music using only their hands. Your child can strum the guitar, slide the trombone, crash the cymbals, and more! No instruments required – just their imagination. Find it at the Library Read More
Tips to Develop Gross Motor Skills
Play + Coordinated whole body movements = Gross motor development (and fun) Classic games Jump rope, tag, hopscotch, four square, Simon Says, Mother May I, hide & seek, etc. Visit a playground Climbing ladders, going down slides, and pumping legs on the swings are all great ways to use large muscles Play ball Toss, Read More
Let’s Motor!
Gross motor sounds like a term that would be used by a mechanic, but it’s another part of your child’s developmental journey. Gross motor skills are linked to the coordination of large muscles like arms, legs, and torso. Learning to coordinate body movements is a struggle for young kids. Games and open play that encourage Read More