When Should Parents Worry About a Child's Motor Skills?
Pueblo, Colo. – September 25, 2026 -- Parents wondering whether their child's slow progress with crawling, jumping, or catching is cause for concern now have guidance from Kathy Schleifer, a pediatric occupational therapy expert based in Pueblo, Colorado. Her insights, featured in a HelloNation article, outline how gross and fine motor skills develop in children and when early intervention therapy can help.
Schleifer distinguishes between gross motor skills, which involve large movements like sitting, walking, and running, and fine motor skills, which cover precise actions such as buttoning a shirt or holding a pencil. Each stage of development builds on the one before it.