Infancy and Early Childhood Development Development of a child begins in the womb. ... The brain triples in size the digestive system begins to accommodate food, which helps to nourish the brain and body so that the child will grow. ... Through gross motor skills (large body movements) and fine motor skills (small body movements) infants learn to master these movements from sitting, crawling, standing and then walking. ... The family relationship begins before conception and is strengthened by the birth process continuing throughout life. ...

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During this stage, According to (CDC, 2014), Anaya is expected to develop gross motor skills such as walking, running alone without falling, throwing tennis ball under 3 – 5 feet in one direction, being able to carry a large toy while walking, stand on the tips of her toes, kick a ball, climb onto and off furniture and walk up and down stairs. ... Next I wanted to observe her general walking and running, I noticed that when she was attentive towards an object, her coordination while running was better compared to general running. ...

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