The proximodistal pattern of development refers to
A) the center of the body developing before the extremities.
B) development of motor skills starting at the head and progressing down the body.
C) development of fine motor skills before gross motor skills.
D) development of motor skills in the legs before the arms.
A) the center of the body developing before the extremities. Coordination is spreading from the middle of their bodies outward into the extremities in a proximodistal pattern.
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