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Gross Motor Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

Gross Motor Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

At this age, preschoolers make big progress in gross motor skills such as running, jumping, balancing and climbing. Their movement becomes agile and more controlled and learning ability also begins to increase. This enables preschoolers to take part in a…
Gross Motor Development for Infants 0-12 months

Gross Motor Development for Infants 0-12 months

From when an infant is born the part of the brain that controls vital functions like sucking, swallowing and breathing are ready to go, However the part that controls the neck muscles, arms, legs, etc is still under development until…
Gross Motor Development for Babies 12-24 months

Gross Motor Development for Babies 12-24 months

Babies will begin to find new ways of moving themselves around the house and has improved balance and body movements. These movements that a baby displays are often referred to as gross motor development.
Fine Motor Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

Fine Motor Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

As your toddler progresses during this stage, Fine Motor Development becomes increasingly important. Not because this helps your toddler become more independent, it's because it is linked to problem solving and cognitive development & learning.
Fine Motor Development for School Age

Fine Motor Development for School Age

Fine motor skills have improved during this point, with increased concentration and patience. These improvements in fine motor development allow school age children to focus and develop a wider variety of tasks, using their small muscles (especially arts n craft…
Fine Motor Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

Fine Motor Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

Preschoolers continued progress with fine motor skills depends on the stimulation and encouragement they receive on a daily basis. Improvements typically occur steadily between this age and preschoolers begin to complete small tasks that they couldn't do earlier. Such as…
Fine Motor Development for Infants 0-12 months

Fine Motor Development for Infants 0-12 months

Fine Motor involves the development of the small muscles of the body. The development of small muscles enables infants to carry out actions like grasping small objects. The fine motor skills developed from infancy continues throughout childhood in preparation of…
Fine Motor Development for Babies 12-24 months

Fine Motor Development for Babies 12-24 months

Babies will spend most of their time watching the world around them, taking in information, getting directly involved and often combining both touch and sight which is often referred to as fine motor development.
Cognitive Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

Cognitive Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

Toddlers have a greater understanding of the world around them by this stage. Their cognitive development (also known as intellectual development and thinking skills) continues to increase during this period. The ability to learn new skills, understanding of concepts, begins…
Cognitive Development for School Age

Cognitive Development for School Age

School age children are able to concentrate for a longer period of time in set tasks, enabling them to think, understand and find reasons to simple problems. They have a greater understanding of a variety of concepts and memory also…
Cognitive Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

Cognitive Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

Your preschooler is now able to focus their attention more accurately and is less influenced by distractions. The intensity of questions increase as your child develops a strong curiosity for the world around them. By this stage, your child will…
Cognitive Development for Infants 0-12 months

Cognitive Development for Infants 0-12 months

Beginning at birth the construction of thought processes, such as memory, problem solving, exploration of objects etc, is an important part of an infant’s cognitive development. An infant needs to interact with their environment in order to learn about it.…
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