Poor physical development in young children has been shown to impact readiness for school, behaviour, social development and academic achievement. This research sought to explore whether a physical intervention programme (Movement for Learning) can improve children's physical development. The Movement ...
Physical development in early childhood encompasses gross motor skills and fine motor skills, two of the five key areas of development that are important for young children. Gross motor skills are skills that incorporate large and often multiple muscle groups to produce large movements such as runnin...
Purpose. The aim of this study was to describe the physical activity levels of 5- and 7-year-old children with cerebral palsy (CP, n=97), to compare their physical activity levels with those of typically developing peers (TD, n=57) and the Dutch recommendation for physical activity, and...
Understanding about socio-cultural differences in physical activity in children with high and low risk for obesity can help tailor intervention programs in different settings. This study aimed to compare objectively measured physical activity in two-year
Physical activity is essential for young children to develop adequately and for quality of life. It can be lower in children with subclinical asthma, and therefore methods to reveal subclinical reduction in physical activity in young children are warranted. We sought to study an association between ...
This paper describes a limited longitudinal study of young children's early numeracy development within three testing cycles, at the mid-point and towards ... C Aubrey,R Godfrey - 《British Educational Research Journal》 被引量: 32发表: 2013年 Dialysis in the Elderly The aged are a heterogeneo...
(1) no obvious play value; (2) encourage co-operation and gross motor development; (3) multipurpose (4) can be used in challenging, creative and uncertain ways; (5) promote interesting sensory experiences; (6) potential hazards are easily seen or managed by children; and (7) re-use or...
OBESITY IN CHILDHOODI. PHYSICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OBESE CHILDREN HILDE BRUCH, M.D. Author Affiliations Am J Dis Child. 1939;58(3):457-484. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1939.01990090013001 Full Text Abstract Obesity is an anomaly of body build characterized by excessive growth in dimension ...
According to the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, physical activity promotes early brain development and learning in infants and young children. It also decreases the risk of developing health conditions like coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, obe...
Adequate participation in physical activity during early childhood is considered essential for normal growth and development.1,2 Physical activity is also an important contributing factor in the prevention of overweight and obesity in young children.1,2 In recognition of the importance ...