The following points highlight the six main trends in motor development of a child. The trends are: 1. Mass to specific trends 2. Trend from large to small muscles 3. Cephalocaudal and proximodistal trends 4. Bilateral to unilateral trend 5. Maximum towards minimum muscular involvement trends 6. General orderliness of motor development. 1. Mass to specific trends: To begin with, [...]
In this article we will discuss about the educational implication of physical growth and motor development in children. Good schools and teachers should see that children have proper physical growth and motor development. They should provide for their continued growth in the school through useful activities and adapting its programmes to individual variations and gaps. To ensure this, regular medical [...]
In this article we will discuss about the growth and development in a child. General-Nature of Growth and Development: We often use 'growth' and 'development' interchangeably, as synonymous terms. In the strictest sense of the word, 'growth' is different from 'development'. In this strict sense 'growth' means an increase in size. When we say that a body or any of [...]