If your child is having trouble with academics, it might be worth examining if there’s something physical going on with their fine motor skills. OTs create and recommend activities that kids ...

From buttoning clothing to eating with a fork or spoon, the list of daily activities that rely on fine motor skills is pretty extensive. While fine motor development begins during infancy ...

Morgan introduced several activities that can help children strengthen their fine motor skills, including the "Zip, Zip, Zoom" technique. "This is a developmental thing," she said. "To teach a ...

Milestones are skills that children develop as they grow. Most of them learn fine motor skills at certain ages. 3 months. Your infant doesn’t have a lot of control over their arms. They can ...

Developmental coordination disorder, sometimes referred to as motor ... fine and gross motor skills compared to children of the same age. Children with this disorder may struggle with everyday ...

children who exhibit fine motor skills in the first grade are proficient in reading and mathematics by third grade. However, physical activity did not impact the development of these academic skills.

“There’s something about engaging the fine motor system and production activities that really impacts learning.” A version of this article entitled “Hands-on” was adapted for inclusion ...