Physical Activity in Infancy Builds Independence: Part II
Why is Movement Important in Childhood? As children move, they gain experience. Their worlds grow from their primary caretakers to the ceiling, floor, bed, and other places they notice and remember. In the last post, we discussed how children begin exploring their new world as infants. Movement changes the infant’s world: infants have opportunities to […]
The First Stages of Physical Activity and Cognitive Development
When we move throughout our world, we are exposed to many things: our social life with friends and family, communication, new cultures, and physical fitness. Using a review of neuroscience literature by Anderson and colleagues [1], we can discuss the role of primary acts of independence, such as crawling, in shaping children’s psychological development and […]
