Tag: infants

Check out our guide to fundamental movements, from grasping to walking

New parents have lots to think about, and long-term physical development is critical

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.

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

Developing physical literacy is more important to being active than genetics

Here are some basic movement skills that children at various ages should be mastering

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

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.

Tummy time is important because the skills learned while on the tummy are essential for later development. But infants aren’t born able to hold their heads up, which is why tummy time can be uncomfortable and frustrating for them.