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The cephalocaudal trend, or cephalocaudal gradient of growth, refers to the pattern of changing spatial proportions over time during growth. One example of this is the gradual change in head size relative to body size during human growth. During prenatal growth, from conception to 5 months, the head grows more than the body.
There is a genetic cephalocaudal (head-to-foot) trend in both prenatal and postnatal development. [ 2 ] As a baby grows, they learn to sit up, stand, walk, and run; these capacities develop in a specific order with the growth of the nervous system, even though the rate of development may vary from child to child.
Like physical growth, motor development shows predictable patterns of cephalocaudal (head to foot) and proximodistal (torso to extremities) development, with movements at the head and in the more central areas coming under control before those of the lower part of the body or the hands and feet. [91]
The Gesell Developmental Schedule believes that human development unfolds in stages, or in sequences over a given time period. These stages were considered milestones, or the manifestations of mental development. [1] Some examples are: "When the infant first rolls from back to stomach unassisted" [1] "When the child first utters words" [1]
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Sequential – certain motor patterns precede others. Cumulative – current movements are built on previous ones. Directional – cephalocaudal or proximodistal; Multifactorial – numerous-factors impact; Individual – dependent on each person; In the childhood stages of development, gender differences can greatly influence motor skills.