Coordination
8 articles
Developmental Pool Games for Young Children
A pool is one of the few places where a toddler can move against real resistance, work on balance, and feel proud of themselves all in the same 30 min...
How Outdoor Play Supports Physical Development
A lot of what passes for "physical activity" indoors is, biomechanically, the wrong shape — flat ground, soft surfaces, predictable angles. The body t...
Age-Based Fine Motor Development Games
Fine motor skills — the precise coordinated movements of the hands and fingers — develop in a predictable sequence from infancy through early childhoo...
Balance, Coordination, and Motor Skill Games
Balance and coordination are fundamental motor skills that develop through movement and play. Simple games and activities designed to challenge balanc...
Balance and Coordination Games With Blocks
Blocks are usually used at a table or floor level in sitting play, but they have another life as props for active movement play. Once a child is mobil...
How to Combine Work and Childcare
US infant care averages around $1,500 per month, with wide regional swings — for many families, more than rent. Wait lists at good centers can run a y...
Toilet Training and Daycare: How to Coordinate
Toilet training is one of the few developmental milestones where home and daycare have to operate as a single team. If your daycare puts your child on...
How to Ensure Consistency Across Multiple Caregivers
A child whose week is split between mum, dad, the childminder, and Grandpa is not confused by mum reading three books at bedtime and Grandpa reading o...