Motor Skill Development at Preschool Age in Girls and Boys: The Role of Outdoor Free Play
Males might capitalize on free outdoor play opportunities as early as preschool age to engage in activities that promote their motor and especially object control skill development. Longitudinal studies are needed to test causality and derive practical indications for enabling both males and females to fully exploit the opportunities provided by free outdoor play to exercise both locomotor and object control skills.
Authors
- Caterina Pesce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4245-3898)
- Clarice Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4947-9329)
- Valentina Biino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3974-0730)
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Foro Italico University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12050594
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.33