Most children are "motor driven." They develop or learn new skills and practice those over and over again. Picture a child who has just learned to pump on the swing, or one who learned to jump down from a low height; he wants to do more and more. Children build on their motor skills by taking any and every opportunity to use new skills. Motor skills can be enhanced with experience and opportunities.
Fortunately the weather has been so nice this summer that we have spent most of our time outside on the playground exploring the play areas (swings, jungle gym, monkey bars, the horses, the fire pole etc...); and the children have had the opportunity to experience a high level of motor activity. Some children that were not risk takers at the beginning of the summer have become risk takers. For example some children are now able to: climb up the slide, ride freestyle on the horses, pump on the swings, climb down the fire pole, climb across the monkey bars, jump down from a low height and climb freely on the jungle gym with and/or without support! Children learn by doing, and eventually the responses become automatic. Look and see for yourself!
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