All that open space and climbing equipment provide ample opportunities for young children to develop their gross motor skills. Gross motor skills involve the body’s large muscles and are needed ...

Poorer gross motor skills, such as the ability to walk quickly, run, or jump, may explain some of the correlation between being born prematurely and the tendency to engage less in physical activity.

Play is work for children, and it shows them how to cooperate with others. Something that’s pretty important once they enter ...

To find the best toys for 3-to-6-month olds, we interviewed child development experts and tapped moms on the BabyCenter team ...