BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Researchers are looking at ways to prevent childhood obesity. There’s an app that could be a major hop forward in teaching kids basic motor skills. Tiffany Prather and her ...

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Preventing childhood obesity could soon take a major “hop” forward with an app that teaches kids to do just that, and to skip, run and throw a ball. “Fundamental motor skills ...

A recent National Geographic report highlighted growing concerns from educators and researchers about a decline in fine motor skills among young children—challenges in holding pencils, tying shoes, ...

Motor skills development in children is a critical component of healthy physical, cognitive, and social growth. It encompasses a range of fundamental abilities—including balance, coordination, agility ...

A three-year-old may be a whiz on the iPad, but this won’t get him/her very far without fine motor skills. Tiggly is an ed-tech startup that brings together digital and physical play. The company has ...

New research finds that children and adolescents who spend most of their time barefoot develop motor skills differently from those who habitually wear shoes. Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, this ...

Once routine, many students—even seventh graders—struggle to tie shoes, suggesting reduced practice with basic motor skills. US launches new retaliatory strikes against IS in Syria after deadly ambush ...