Questions and Answers about Fundamental Movement Skills

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• Will socks and shoes assist in building self confidence for my toddler with walking as exercise?

For outside the house, your toddler needs to wear socks and shoes to protect his feet.

Inside the house, however his fundamental movement skills will be helped by letting him toddle about in his bare feet.

This gives his foot muscles maximum grip on the floor and allows him to use his toes more effectively for maintaining balance.

• My toddler looks as though he has a fat tummy. Could this slow his progress with movement?

At this age your child's liver is very large in proportion to his overall body size and also his bladder is still quite high in the abdomen.

These physical characteristics may make you think he is overweight - even though he is not.

Good news - they have no negative effect at all any of his fundamental movement skills.

• Should she be able to walk backwards at the age of 19 month old?

Most children can manage this by 21 months, though it can take time to learn.

When your toddler faces you, she can probably take steps to go backwards, but if she half turns around to look over her shoulder as she moves in the reverse direction, she may tumble over.

She should practice this on a carpeted floor.

• Could a toddler climb up so high that she could open a latch on a window?

Yes. You'd be amazed how skilful an active child can be in moving pieces of furniture together so that she can reach new heights.

Your child is very creative when it comes to problem solving exercises like this.

Install childproof locks on your windows, especially if you have rooms above a ground-floor level.

• Will dancing improve my child's fundamental movement skills?

There's nothing like dancing to music for getting a toddler to twist and turn his body. To do a music therapy activity can only benefit your child.

The dance won't be systematic or follow any set pattern, but it will require lots of movement, plenty of hand eye coordination and loads of balance.

This is a great way for your child to develop his agility while also having fun doing rhythmic movement exercises.

• Is it true that 2 year old boys are usually taller than 2 year old girls and so are generally more athletic?

It is true that by the age of 2, the rapid early growth rate has slowed down and that boys are generally taller than girls.

But the height difference has both advantages and disadvantages when it comes to developing movement and balance.

For instance, smaller children can often run faster than tall children.

• Why is it that most boys seem to prefer strenuous toddler outdoor play, while girls generally prefer to engage in more sedate activities?

Nobody knows for sure why this difference occurs; some claim it to be biological, while others say it is due to social expectations.

Whatever the explanation, your child whether a boy or a girl, should be encouraged to join in kids outdoor play activities involving balance, fundamental movement skills and hand eye coordination.

Irrespective of gender, every child should experience the benefits of outdoor play.

The importance of outdoor play cannot be stressed enough, especially nowadays with all the interference from television and electronic games.

• My child is afraid of climbing. Should I just put her on the outdoor play structure anyway?

This will probably just terrify her further.

It's far better to encourage climbing ability slowly by starting with a small obstacle to climb, such as a cushion lying on the floor.

Next, make the obstacle two cushions, gradually building up her confidence with more challenging feats.

She'll tackle the outdoor play sets when she's ready.

• Should I discourage rough-and-tumble play because it is quite aggressive?

Rough-and-tumble play may look aggressive and destructive, but it isn’t in fact.

It’s a very constructive form of kid games to play from a child’s point of view because it stimulates his social and emotional development as well as his early childhood physical development skills.

If your child and his friends are happy playing this way – and it doesn’t end in tears – leave them to get on with it.

• I’m hopelessly uncoordinated and can’t give my child much in the line of movement training. Will he lose out?

Psychological research confirms that while parental interest in their child’s fundamental movement skills has impact, children also receive movement training just from playing with others their own age (peer learning).

So do what you can do to guide your child’s physical movement activities and ensure that he has regular opportunities to spend time with his peers.

 

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