HONEYLYN V.

CASING

BSED-SCI 1

Physical
Development(Infants
and Toddlers)

Proximodistal and
Height and Weigh
Cephalocaudal

cephalocaudal pattern is where

The proximodistal pattern of
development is where growth starts
at the centre of the body and moves
towards the extremities. An example
of such a pattern is the early
development of muscular control of
the trunk and arms relative to the
hands and fingers.
the greatest development takes
place at the top of the body, i.e.
the head, and physical
development moves gradually
downwards: e.g. neck,
shoulders, trunk, etc. a child’s
head develops much sooner
than his or her legs. This is true
both in terms of physical
growth and motor
development.
It's normal for newborn babies to drop
5 to 10 percent of their body weight
within a couple of weeks of birth.They
grow rapidly. In general, an infant's
length increases by about 30 percent in
the first five months.A baby's weight
usually triples during the first year but
slows down in the second year of life.