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The intellectual, social, and physical development of children are intertwined

Help your child’s teachers and activity leaders by giving them our easy-to-use lesson plans

Dad’s involvement often determines whether a child is active or not, and to what degree

Here’s an easy way to find out if you’re spending enough active time with your kids

If, like many parents, you’ve found yourself running out of new play ideas for your kids, try these creative and fun lesser-known ones!

His 22-year career included three world championships

Safe exploration builds physical literacy, confidence and curiosity

Beyond sleeping, eating, and cognitive development, babies need to move, too

Tummy time, reaching, and grasping are all skills that can be developed at this stage

Rolling, crawling and climbing are common activities to encourage at this stage

Help your child to develop their non-dominant hand at this age

It’s time to encourage safely crawling up stairs, balance skills, and playing

Developing physical literacy is more important to being active than genetics

Sampling a variety of sports early leads to the development of physical literacy

Most kids often do better to wait until age six, seven or even eight

Here are four checklists to help you target the basic movement skills that your child should be developing at different ages, including suggestions on how to get them moving.

From gymnastics to skating, these sport skills will help your child develop physical literacy

These fundamental movement skills will help your preschool child become physically literate

Six fundamental movement skills that will help toddlers become physically literate

Explore these basic fundamental movement skills to help your infant become physically literate

Riding in the snow helps them gain independence, confidence, and even status

How to help them build character, resourcefulness, and a positive sense of well-being

Walking or biking to school can help kids concentrate better

Developing physical literacy optimizes both lifelong physical activity and athlete development