Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Gross and Fine Motor Skill Development in Infancy

What changes occur in the infancy stage?

  • Proximodistal and Cephalocaudal trend

  • In the first year infants triple their weight and increase their length by 50%

  • Three main reflexes of infants include: reflex to maintain oxygen, reflex to maintain body temperature and reflex to manage feeding

You categorized information using the article on Infancy in Ages and Stages into the following sections:



  • Cephalocaudal trend

  • Proximodistal trend

  • Sensory

  • Perceptual

  • Gross Motor Skills

  • Fine Motor Skills

  • Cognitive

  • Socioemotional