Tag: child development

Whether it’s going to restaurants or going hiking, how can you make the activities you love fun for your young children?

It’s important that babies have the opportunity to move freely. Try these fun activities to help your little one start to sit up, crawl, and stand.

Your baby’s brain is growing and forming new connections every day. Here are some activities you can do to help encourage their development.

Learn why outdoor play is critical to child development and an important part of sensory and motor development for young children.

Physical development is the combination of growth, maturation, and motor skill development during childhood.

Kids naturally seem drawn to bare feet and, as it turns out, there are actually many benefits to spending time barefoot outside.

Learn about new revisions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s developmental milestones for kids ages zero to five.

Visual tracking is the ability to move the eyes around to focus on a moving object. These games will help improve kids’ visual tracking!

If your daughter plays sports, it’s important to know about two potential health concerns: the risk of ACL injuries and Female Athlete Triad.

Kids go through the stages of growth and development at different times, which can result in very different sports performance.

When kids go through these sensitive development periods, actively stimulating certain potential capacities produces quick improvement.

Playing games with babies to show them that people and items exist even when they can’t see them helps develop object permanence.

Research indicates that gross motor skills are a major predictor of a child’s school readiness. In essence they reflect “brain skills,” yet many parents and caregivers overlook their importance. When infants and toddlers move their arms, legs, and other large body parts with large muscle groups, they are developing their gross motor skills. However, studies … Continued

Dr. John Cairney wears many hats. He’s a professor in the kinesiology and physical education faculty at the University of Toronto, as well as director of the Infant and Child Health Lab at both U of T and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. He’s also the chair of Sport for Life’s research group for physical … Continued

Exciting new things are happening in libraries around the world. They’re no longer just spaces where people go to read and study. Now, libraries are hosting everyone from babies to seniors with free and inclusive programming. From story time to chess clubs, music lessons to job searching, dancing to computer lessons, and knitting to teen … Continued

It’s challenging for families to find time to be active together, so Active for Life and ParticipACTION are making it easier. Families will find Recipe for an Active Year an excellent source of ideas for family activities throughout the four seasons. Most people think physical activity is just about losing weight and looking good at the … Continued

Early results from groundbreaking research hoping to understand the effects of screen time on kids’ brains are now available. The verdict? Children’s brains are growing older, faster. Basically, MRI scans of kids “who use smartphones, tablets, and video games more than seven hours a day” (Cooper, 2018)  show premature thinning of the brain’s cortex, according … Continued

As a parent or child caregiver, you probably know the ages when children are expected to crawl or walk. But do you know when children should be socially ready to share? Emotionally ready to express feelings? Or cognitively ready to follow simple instructions? When children are not developmentally ready, there are many things they won’t … Continued

This list offers plenty of fun and simple ideas that will help your young ones get active and develop skills in a variety of ways.

The early years are crucial for developing physical skills

Get ready to vote for kids

Learn to love your mind, body, and spirit

Hand dexterity is a critical skill best developed while young

Non-partisan private member’s bill expected to get support