DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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Large muscle movement
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Changes in length and weight
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Small muscle movement
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Change in thinking skills
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Detailed explanation-1: -What are gross motor skills? Gross motor (physical) skills are those which require whole body movement and which involve the large (core stabilising) muscles of the body to perform everyday functions, such as standing and walking, running and jumping, and sitting upright at the table.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gross motor skill development involves the large muscles in the arms, legs and torso. Gross motor activities are important to everyday physical activities like walking, running, throwing, lifting, kicking, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Large motor skills involve MOVEMENT OF THE LARGE MUSCLES in the arms, legs and core body. Activities include walking, running, skipping, jumping, throwing, climbing, biking, balancing, dancing and more.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gross motor, sometimes called large motor, skills can be thought of as the movements involved in the coordination of the arms, legs and other large body parts and movements. Gross motor skills are movements such as running, crawling, swimming or hopping.
Detailed explanation-5: -Gross motor skills are foundational skills that involve bigger movements using large muscle groups – arms, legs, feet, and trunks – to move the body.