川崎子供英語教室 Preschool balloon play gross motor skills

Gross motor skills are not only essential for moving around and playing; they are also crucial for fine motor development. Our control over our whole body impacts the way our hands function. Children need a stable base from which their arms and hands can operate. A child’s trunk needs to be strong and stable to hold them up. They need to be able to turn and rotate their bodies to reach for objects in all directions and to cross the midline. Children need shoulder, elbow and wrist stability. All these gross motor skills help them hold and maintain a grasp on objects, to be able to move objects and to get their hands in exactly the right position to manipulate and move efficiently.