What are gross motor skills?
Gross motor skills are used when the brain and muscles work together to make big movements with the body. Unlike fine motor skills, which use the small muscles in fingers and toes, gross motor skills involve big muscles used for walking, running, jumping and kicking. Gross motor skills begin developing from birth and continue through adolescence. Although motor skills continue to develop throughout life, the early childhood years offer the most potential for the development of gross motor skills.
