How Babies Learn …
Margo Prim Haynes, PT, DPT, MA, PCSMary Rose Franjoine, PT, DPT, MS, PCS
2009
Assignment:
Study Guide Learning Activity 1.4.3 pg 54
Full Term Babies born with ….
Physiological flexion
Biomechanically
Biomechanically extensors are ready to work before flexors
Development Follows a Predictable Sequence :
Extension
Flexion
Balanced extension & flexion
Lateral flexion
Rotation
Sagittal Plane
Frontal / Coronal Plane
Transverse Plane
Planes of Movement
Development progresses…
Refined Movement
Mass Movement Cephalo- Caudal
Caudal - Cephalo
Control of Movement…
Progresses from proximal to distal & from distal to proximal.
Development is …
Influenced by:Genetics:EnvironmentCultureGrowth Maturation
How Babies Learn
Each baby is unique Variation within the process
existBody Size & Body Type
Psychosocial Environment
Practice, Practice, Practice
Variety Busy Blocked vs Random Part vs Whole
Feedback
Intrinsic
Extrinsic
Change
Performance: temporary
Motor learning: relatively permanent
How Babies Learn …
Margo Prim Haynes, PT, DPT, MA, PCSMary Rose Franjoine, PT, DPT, MS, PCS
2009
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