Direct parent engagement to improve fundamental movement skills in children: a systematic review

RJ Flynn, A Pringle, CMP Roscoe - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are basic movements in children that represent the
building blocks for more complex motor skill development and act as a prerequisite for …

Relationships between physical activity, fundamental motor skills, and body mass index in preschool children

FF Ma, DM Luo - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose To investigate whether there is a potential relationship between physical activity
(PA), fundamental motor skills (FMS), and Body Mass Index (BMI) in preschool children and …

Sex differences in 3‐to 5‐year‐old children's motor competence: A pooled cross‐sectional analysis of 6241 children

C Martins, EK Webster, V Romo‐Perez… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is some, albeit inconsistent, evidence supporting sex differences in preschoolers'
motor competence (MC), with these observations not uniform when analyzed by age, and …

Associations between basic motor competencies and physical fitness in Spanish pre-schoolers: a cross-sectional study

G Legarra-Gorgoñon, Y García-Alonso… - Italian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Basic motor competencies (BMC) play a vital role in child development and are
a primary focus of physical education. However, there is a lack of research on BMC in …

Effects of a staff-led multicomponent physical activity intervention on preschooler's fundamental motor skills and physical fitness: The ACTNOW cluster-randomized …

ES Haugland, AKO Nilsen, KB Vabø, C Pesce… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Fundamental motor skills (FMS) and physical fitness (FIT) play important roles
in child development and provide a foundation for lifelong participation in physical activity …

Impact and Implementation of an Early Years Fundamental Motor Skills Intervention for Children 4–5 Years

CMP Roscoe, N Taylor, N Weir, RJ Flynn, A Pringle - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are the cornerstone of a child's motor development, but
concerns remain on the current level of FMS competencies, and intervention is required …

Sleep and fundamental movement skills in primary schoolchildren: The REACT project

JP Chaput, S Pereira, PT Katzmarzyk… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Whether sleep is related to fundamental movement skills (FMS) in the pediatric
population is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to examine the association …

Physical Activity and Motor Skill Development During Early Childhood: Investigating the Role of Parent Support

ME James, KP Arbour-Nicitopoulos… - Pediatric …, 2024 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: This study examined the relationship between parent physical activity (PA) support
and children's motor skill development and PA during early childhood and explored the …

Influence of different caregiving styles on fundamental movement skills among children

J Hu, S Zhang, W Ye, Y Zhu, H Zhou, L Lu… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose This study investigated the influence of parenting and grandparenting caregiving
styles on fundamental motor skills (FMS) of preschool children. Method A total of 1,326 …

Gross Motor Skills Are Associated with Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in School-Aged Children

C D'Anna, F Carlevaro, F Magno, R Vagnetti, P Limone… - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most prevalent disorders in
children and is frequently linked with motor difficulties that can impact both daily motor tasks …