The purpose of this study was to:(1) determine if process-and product-oriented measures
similarly evaluate changes in motor skills across an intervention and (2) examine the …

Motor competence and self‐regulation develop rapidly in early childhood; emerging work
suggests motor competence interventions as a promising way to promote self‐regulation …

Introduction Self-regulation (SR) is critical to healthy development in children, and
intervention approaches (ie, professional training, classroom-based curricula, parent …

Background Interventions are needed to teach fundamental motor skills (FMS) to
preschoolers. There is a need to design more practical and effective interventions that can …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if children engaged in equal amounts of
physical activity during an established gross motor skill intervention (the Children's Health …

This study examines the associations of physical activity and gross motor skills in parent–
child dyads. Parent–child dyads (N= 61, 84% mothers, children aged 8–11 years) …

This study compared preschoolers' fundamental motor skills (FMS) on the Test of Gross
Motor Development 2nd and 3rd editions (TGMD-2 and TGMD-3) before (pretest) and after …

This study examined the effects of a motor-skill intervention on children's perceived motor
competence (PMC; object control, locomotor, and combined [total]) and explored if effects …

The purpose of this pre/post experimental study was to examine if children's perceived
physical competence predicted changes in motor skills across an intervention. Sixty-seven …

Physical activity (PA) engagement in Early Childcare and Education Centers (ECEC)
supports preschoolers' ability to meet the national physical activity guidelines. However, the …