Motor Development In Children. Early childhood development includes acquiring fine and gross motor skills. A child s motor development is a continuous process from fetal life to maturity evolving from development of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Development of the muscle tone and power. Motor development transition from reflex movement to voluntary movement. At birth babies have very little control over their bodies.
Gross motor development gives children the ability to maintain thier posture mobility and stability.
The process of motor development depends heavily on the maturation of the central nervous. Children are thus able to use large muscles of the whole body to perform activities such as required for outdoor games on a playground. How to encourage your child s motor skills. In general gross motor skills are developed rapidly in the first five years of a child s life.