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motor skill news

From playdoh to lacing: 12 activities to foster pre-writing skills in toddlers

Prewriting skills focus on developing and strengthening fine motor muscles of the hands and fingers, and it also helps to improve concentration and eye-hand coordination.
Published on Feb 24, 2023 01:51 pm IST

Parenting tips: Here's how parents can help children in developing motor skills

Parenting tips: Here's how parents can help children in developing motor skills 
Updated on Jul 20, 2022 09:09 am IST

Your child’s better long-term achievement may kick up from good start in kindergarten

The study was published today in Paediatrics.
Updated on Nov 09, 2020 03:09 pm IST

Loss of language in early recovery after a stroke cannot be treated with intensive therapy

Intensive therapy not necessarily best in treating loss of language after stroke
Updated on Sept 07, 2020 07:00 pm IST

Oxytocin, the ‘love hormone’, could be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder in which the nerve cells (neurons) in a person’s brain and the connections among them degenerate slowly. (Representational Image)
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 12:29 pm IST

Here’s how obesity in pregnant women can negatively affect IQ of their sons

Obesity doesn’t just adversely affect the women who directly suffer from it but it also has repercussions for their children, as revealed by a study.
Updated on Dec 24, 2019 05:42 pm IST

People who walk slowly at 45 have older brains, bodies

Slower walkers were shown to have “accelerated aging”, and their lungs, teeth and immune systems tended to be in worse shape than the people who walked faster.
Updated on Oct 13, 2019 11:37 am IST

Not many, but right kind of toys important for kids’ physical well being

According to the study, play equipment that children have at home is directly related to the amount of physical activity they do. This is good news because play equipment at home is modifiable.
Updated on Sept 18, 2019 12:24 pm IST

Poor motor skills might predict if autistic child is at language disability risk

In the second study of Canadian children with autism, researchers found that those with extremely delayed fine motor skills made fewer gains in expressive language.
Updated on Sept 12, 2019 02:13 pm IST

Stress laid on both academics, values

The wide range of opportunities that Seth Anandram Jaipuria School provides enable students to do well in life
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 07:28 pm IST

Body mass index (BMI) plays significant role in progression of multiple sclerosis: Study

Researchers found that overweight and obese individuals with MS have higher ceramide levels than people with the disease who are not overweight.
Updated on Apr 16, 2019 02:55 pm IST

Chemicals found in pregnant women’s lipsticks may harm motor skills of kids

Pregnant women should stick to wearing lipsticks made up of natural ingredients to avoid any threat to their baby’s health. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Feb 22, 2019 05:59 pm IST

Best exercise tips, just 15 minutes of workout everyday boosts your brain, motor skills

Best exercise tips: A new study suggests that apart from weight loss and overall fitness, daily exercises also help improve your brain efficiency and motor skills.
Updated on Jul 12, 2018 01:03 pm IST

Here’s why you should let your kids play barefoot. It’s good for adults too

Playing and walking barefoot helps with better balance in children.
Updated on Jul 12, 2018 09:37 am IST

Thanks to toy libraries in Thane, children have put their gadgets on flight mode

Toy libraries not only rent out toys which enhance children’s motor skills, but they also rent out story and colouring books to children of different age groups.
Updated on Jun 22, 2018 12:40 am IST

Art can help develop a child’s mind, but don’t force it, says artist Paresh Maity

Artist Paresh Maity poses next to his artwork Flying Fantasy.
Published on Apr 28, 2018 01:17 pm IST