Child Physical Development: Gross Motor and Fine Motor Skills

Child Physical Development

Child physical development differs depending on how old your child is. In the earlier stages children spend a lot of time perfecting their gross motor skills. As they become more proficient in learning how to use their bodies, they start practicing their fine motor skills.

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There are five developmental levels in child physical development.

  • Infant
  • Toddler
  • Preschooler
  • Grade-schooler
  • Teen
At each stage, there are specific developmental goals that your child needs to reach in order to develop good motor skills. At the same time, each skills builds on the next, so skills learned as a preschooler serve as the basis for more complex skills as a teen later on.
Gross motor skills involve the whole body. It includes skills like jumping, balancing on one foot, or throwing a ball. Gross motor skills involve muscles in the whole body. Fine motor skills, however, refer to using a specific group of muscles. Commonly we think of the hands: drawing, carving wood, or playing a violin are good examples.
If you’d like to help your child develop good gross and fine motor skills, try these suggestions:
  • Give your child plenty of opportunities to play outside
  • Encourage your child to play on a variety of playground equipment
  • Teach your child to sew or weave, or engage in other crafts
  • Young children can greatly improve their fine motor coordination by using Montessori Practical Life materials.
Try these tips on a regular basis will help strengthen your child physical development.

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