Early Environmental and Biological Influences on Preschool Motor Skills: Implications for Early Childhood Care and Education.

ABSTRACT: Early motor skills underpin the more complex and specialized movements required for physical activity. Therefore, the design of interventions that enhance higher levels of early motor skills may encourage subsequent participation in physical activity. To do so, it is necessary to determine the influence of certain factors (some of which appear very early) on early motor skills. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of some very early environmental variables (delivery mode, feeding type during the first 4 months of life) and some biological variables (sex and age in months) on preschool motor skills, considered both globally and specifically. The sample was composed by 43 preschool students aged 5-6 years. The participant's parents completed an ad hoc questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Escolano-Perez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8414646 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature