Brain development that controls motor skills begin while still in utero. After birth motor skills continue to develop at a very rapid pace. Infants began motor development with the control of their face, neck and also by smiling. The most critical period of development for babies is between the ages of six to twelve months. During this time infants learn to sit by themselves, crawl, pull up, and to walk.
The reason that babies began to have so many new abilities is because of the rapid maturation of the posterior or the back of the frontal lobe of their brain. The brain matures as the areas of the brain that controls motor development is covered in myelin. Myelin is a fatty substance that helps the neurons of the brain send messages back and forth fast and clearly. As a result the pathways of the brain, brain stem and spinal cord become better at coordinating and controlling movements.
In order for a baby to truly develop their motor skills they need plenty of......
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