Moving around
There are lots of ways to promote physical development in babies and young children.
It is really important that you maximise movement opportunities for your children, so that they can develop their motor skills and to encourage movement and activity for life.
This movement can start from birth and throughout your child’s life.
Children rely on developing good balance to take part in different sports and games. They also need good balance for a variety of independent daily activities such as dressing, eating, going to the toilet.
Doing physical activities as a whole family can create healthy habits throughout your child’s life.
Topics
There are lots of ways to promote physical development in babies and young children.
Movement and coordination
Doing physical activities helps to strengthen balance and core strength.
Posture
Developing and maintaining good posture in childhood is important for good health.
Hypermobility
An increased range of movement in multiple joints, for an individual’s age.
Coordination difficulties
DCD or dyspraxia is a condition affecting physical coordination in children.
Improving pain
Experiencing or living with pain can be difficult. There are a few things to try.