This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Getting children to move is the challenge of every parent, as computers ...

Motor skills are foundational for a lifetime of movement. For children, they play a vital role not only in facilitating physical activity levels but also for cognitive and socio-emotional development ...

There may be a way to predict whether young children will grow into active teens -- or fall prey to a more sedentary lifestyle. The key? Motor skills. A recent study found a link between ...

Researchers develop SMC-Kids that uses two exercises, a 10 m shuttle run and a paper ball throw, to estimate locomotor and object control skills. This easy-to-use tool can provide accurate results for ...

Disadvantaged urban preschoolers aren't only at risk for failure in the classroom -- they are likely to struggle on playgrounds and athletic fields as well, research suggests. A new study found that ...

In a recent study with 3 to 7-year-old children provided an example of how children's daily living environment and motor skills are closely related in the Finnish context. The main finding revealed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Motor skills are broadly separated into two groups: fine and gross motor skills. Fine motor skills are movements that use smaller ...