{"id":37019,"date":"2018-10-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/big-body-movement-is-an-important-part-of-learning-3-3\/"},"modified":"2018-10-12T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:00:00","slug":"big-body-movement-is-an-important-part-of-learning-3-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/big-body-movement-is-an-important-part-of-learning-3-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Body Movement is an Important Part of Learning!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<p> Moving the body and using large muscle groups are crucial to a young child\u2019s learning process. It\u2019s important that young children move, run, jump, play,<br \/>\n    and get plenty of exercise every day in order to develop their large motor skills. And not only is this important for preventing obesity, but physical<br \/>\n    development is also closely linked with children\u2019s language, social, and emotional development.<\/p>\n<p> As a parent or caregiver, it\u2019s important to be familiar with child development to help your child reach his or her fullest potential. Check out the table<br \/>\n    at the end of this article for large-movement milestones to watch for at every stage, and use these fun ideas below to support your child&#8217;s physical<br \/>\n    development:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0.5in\"> Provide supervised \u201ctummy time\u201d for infants while awake<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0.5in\"> Play a game of catch or roll a ball along the ground<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0.5in\"> Visit a playground<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 0.5in\"> Create an obstacle course indoors or outside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table align=\"left\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>2 months:<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Can hold head up and begins to push up when lying on tummy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>4 months: <\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Holds head steady, unsupported<\/li>\n<li> Pushes down on legs when feet are on a hard surface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>6 months: <\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Rolls over in both directions<\/li>\n<li> Begins to sit without support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>9 months:<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Stands while holding on<\/li>\n<li> Sits without support<\/li>\n<li> Crawls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>1 year:<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Gets to a sitting position without help<\/li>\n<li> Pulls up to stand, and may stand alone<\/li>\n<li> Walks while holding on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>18 months:<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Walks alone<\/li>\n<li> Pulls toys while walking<\/li>\n<li> Climbs up and down on furniture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>2 years:<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Stands on tiptoe<\/li>\n<li> Kicks a ball<\/li>\n<li> Begins to run<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>3 years:<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Climbs well<\/li>\n<li> Pedals a tricycle (3-wheel bike)<\/li>\n<li> Walks up and down stairs, one foot on each step<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>4 years:<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Hops and stands on one foot up to 2 seconds<\/li>\n<li> Catch a bounced ball most of the time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:367px\">\n<p> <strong>5 years:<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Stands on one foot for 10 seconds or longer<\/li>\n<li> Hops; may be able to skip<\/li>\n<li> Can use the toilet on his\/her own<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37019","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Big Body Movement is an Important Part of Learning! - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/big-body-movement-is-an-important-part-of-learning-3-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Big Body Movement is an Important Part of Learning! - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Moving the body and using large muscle groups are crucial to a young child\u2019s learning process. 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