Los Angeles Times

Kids with good motor skills might be more fit teens

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Getting children to move is the challenge of every parent, as computers ...
Los Angeles Times

Early skills pay off

There may be a way to predict whether young children will grow into active teens -- or fall prey to a more sedentary lifestyle. The key? Motor skills. A recent study found a link between ...
EurekAlert!

Researchers develop a simple test for assessing the motor competence of preschoolers

Researchers develop SMC-Kids that uses two exercises, a 10 m shuttle run and a paper ball throw, to estimate locomotor and object control skills. This easy-to-use tool can provide accurate results for ...
Science Daily

86 percent of disadvantaged preschoolers lack basic motor skills

Disadvantaged urban preschoolers aren't only at risk for failure in the classroom -- they are likely to struggle on playgrounds and athletic fields as well, research suggests. A new study found that ...
News Medical

Children living in the countryside have better motor skills than their peers in metropolitan area

In a recent study with 3 to 7-year-old children provided an example of how children's daily living environment and motor skills are closely related in the Finnish context. The main finding revealed ...
EurekAlert!

Simple Motor Competence-check for Kids (SMC-Kids), a simple motor control assessment tool for preschoolers (IMAGE)

Researchers develop SMC-Kids that uses two exercises, a 10 m shuttle run and a paper ball throw, to estimate locomotor and object control skills. This easy-to-use tool can provide accurate results for ...