Physical & Motor Development
Gross Motor Development
WiseTip: PM-GMO-M1626-G01D

Encourage pretend play when allowing your toddler to push and pull toys like wagons or carts.

WHY IT MATTERS

Movement activities should be frequent parts of the daily routine care.

A researcher found that children with physically active parents presented higher scores on measures of fine and gross motor skills than children whose parents were not physically active.

Setting up a grocery or pizza delivery service by using trikes/wagons challenges children to find ways to carry things with the help of wheeled vehicles.

Researchers’ findings reveal the importance of social interactions that allow children to experience behaviours that are associated with contributing to higher levels of coping and resilience: emotional regulation (managing emotions like anxiety or fear), optimistic thinking (which includes feeling some sense of competence and control over one’s life) and having the confidence to persevere when faced with difficulty.