A month ago, Eric entered my kindergarten classroom unable to hold a pencil without using the “death grip” on it. He also held scissors with multiple fingers in each finger hole and found it difficult ...

As technology becomes more integrated into daily life, some experts are concerned that children are not developing fine motor skills at the same rate as previous generations. Child development ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Honestly? I believe it. I see it in my own kids. The screen temptation is real—for them and for us. Reading has gone down. Outdoor ...

Using a fork to eat, zipping up a sweatshirt and turning a doorknob are all things most people do without thinking, but children spend their early years developing and refining these abilities. They ...

Milestones are skills that children develop as they grow. Most of them learn fine motor skills at certain ages. 3 months. Your infant doesn’t have a lot of control over their arms. They can probably ...

* Editor's note: If you're finding this story on social media, it was originally published in October 2015. As art teacher Alisa Leidich sends four vertical lines marching across an oversize drawing ...

Tying shoelaces, stirring coffee, writing letters, playing the piano. From the usual daily routine to demanding activities: Our hands are used more frequently than any other body part. Through our ...