Physical development

This area of children's development covers:

• gaining control over the large movements which we can make with our arms, legs and bodies, so that they can run, jump, hop, skip, roll, climb, balance and lift;
• gaining control over the small movements we can make with our arms, wrists and hands, so that they can pick up and use objects, tools and materials; and
• learning about the importance of - and how to look after - their bodies.