To turn is to face a new direction. In this body management skill, the base support of the child, which is usually the leg, may move. In turning, the body move as a whole and there is a rotation around the long axis of the body. The child may experience a temporary loss of orientation in space while turning. For example, in the turning action from front to left, the movement is initiated by a twist and then followed by the legs, high is the base of support for the entire body. There may be a variation of turning movement, such as a ¼ turn, ½ turn or full turn.

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Twisting is a body management skill where body parts wind around each other as one part of  the body remains field and the other part(s) continue to move. The amount of torsion increases with increasing twist. There is a rotation of selected body part around its own own axis. Joints of different body parts are sued for twisting. Movements around body part itself.

For example, standing right and twisting the torso. Head looks to the right with the body facing forward