Category: Physical Literacy

Literacy and physical literacy are fundamental to the development of your kids

RBC’s Learn to Play project supports physical literacy programs across Canada

Some simple ways to integrate activities into your daily routine

Physical literacy means your child develops a wide variety of fundamental movement skills that will support an active lifestyle and all of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social benefits that go with it.

Sometimes (okay, most of the time), it’s impossible to even consider adding anything else to the schedule. But these are some simple—really!—ways to add movement to your child’s day.

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

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

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

Walking or biking to school can help kids concentrate better

Developing physical literacy optimizes both lifelong physical activity and athlete development

Physical literacy is when kids have developed the skills, confidence, and love of movement to be active for life. Here are some simple ways you can gauge the state of your child’s physical literacy.

From the day your baby is born, the brain begins developing the different neural networks that build your child’s sensory awareness of the surrounding environment and their relationship to it.

Coaches and parents should place more emphasis on skills development than winning

Helping your child enjoy being active doesn’t have to be challenging, and parents and caregivers can play a big role by modelling the importance of physical activity. Here are three common myths that we want to debunk.

Greatness is not born, it’s made

Physical literacy is a simple concept. Learn more about what it is and how to help your child develop it.