fundamental" movement plase(gabbard2007).coodination improver with each year the movements of most2 and 3 year olds are generally still fairly still fairly immature and uncoordinated:4-and-5 year olds have greater control but are not yet fluid in their movements:fluid-ity begins to be erident by age 6 or 7(sanders 2006).overall.most children around age 7 muight be viewed as abit clumsy,and spills and collisions are not uncommon (wood 2007)
children experience different degrees of diffi-culty with various motor tasks,and gender dif-ferences are observable as well preschool age girls tend to be more advanced than boys in fine motor and gross motor skille requiring preci-sion such as hopping and skipping boys gener ally hoid an edge in physical skills that require force and power such as running and jumping (berk 2008)