Children who are about a year old can already perform a
variety of gross motor skills, including crawling, pulling themselves up to stand, traversing furniture, or walking and waving.
Infants with untreated torticollis may be at increased risk for early motor delay, global delay, impaired balance and coordination, delay in
acquisition of gross motor skills, and reinforcement of altered movement patterns due to adaptive motor behavior.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, your baby will learn
lots of gross motor skills at this age, and tackling milestones such as crawling, standing and cruising will keep your little one on the move.
It found that the delayed
development of gross motor skills (such as crawling) and fine motor skills, (for example, holding objects with fingers) affected about one in ten children.
Giving your toddler a chance to try out his muscles will improve strength and coordination, which are instrumental to the development
of gross motor skills (the skills that involve using arms, legs, and other large muscle groups).
Climbing is an important stage in the development
of gross motor skills, but it can be hard behavior for parents to manage.
Choose
some of my gross motor skill activities for your toddler to do every day.
These development toys feature easy - to - grasp soft blocks designed to captivate your infant's sight and touch while also encouraging the development
of gross motor skills.
Bouncing encourages the baby's development
of gross motor skills.
During summer camp sessions and respite weekends, campers participate in games and athletics that facilitate the development
of gross motor skills, coordination, and fine motor skills.
A variety is not only fun but it will encourage the development
of gross motor skills.
Babies and toddlers will love to chase this self - rolling sensory ball, which makes fun noises and encourages the development
of gross motor skills.