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Motor development occurs based on the interplay of three factors: the individual, the environment and the task. Each of these components, also known as constraints, can hinder or assist in motor skill acquisition.
Motor Skills refer to our ability to move our bodies and manipulate objects. Gross motor skills focus on large muscle groups that control our head, torso, arms and legs and involve larger movements (e.g., balancing, running, and jumping). These skills begin to develop first.
Identify the typical milestones of motor development. Distinguish between gross and fine motor development. Explain influences on motor development in infancy and toddlerhood. Mateo and Jonas brought their eight-month-old daughter Bella to her pediatrician.
Motor development is the change in motor behavior experienced over the life span. The process and the product of motor development are related to age, and motor development's study has roots in biology and psychology.
This chapter will provide an overview of typical and atypical motor development during the first three years of life, question the standard view on the progression of motor development in early childhood, and discuss the effect of learning new motor skills on brain and behavior from an embodied perspective.
Motor development includes the evolution from reflexive to voluntary and goal-directed motor actions. These motor actions are never performed in isolation but always in a varying physical environment, often requiring object and social interaction.
Define and differentiate between motor learning, motor control, and motor development, and explain how each contributes to the acquisition and refinement of movement skills throughout various stages of life.