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Space and equipment for physical play needs to be challenging but accessible to the children in your setting. Julian Grenier discusses how to make the most of it
The importance of developing the sense of balance is examined by Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.
How did the first lockdown impact children’s physical development, and what have early years settings done to help them get ‘back on track’, asks Dr Lala Manners
The inclusion of physical development as a Prime area of the revised EYFS will have a powerful impact on a child's emotional well-being and later learning, says Anne O'Connor.
The importance of crawling to physical and mental development, and how to encourage it, is explained by Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.
The Open University has developed a free online physical development (PD) course, which is due to launch on 27 July and is now open for registration.
Physical doodles can nurture young children's learning and help them understand their bodies in creative and playful ways. The following extract from a new book offers guidance on getting started.
New Zealand-based child development expert Gill Connell speaks to Anne O'Connor about the importance of a healthy 'movement diet' in young children's development and warns against its apparent...
Children's physical development is intrinsically linked to their creativity, writes Anne O'Connor
Neurophysical development takes a number of forms in early childhood. In an edited extract from her new book, Anne O'Connor explains what these are, why they matter and how to support them.