In learning to crawl, children initially depend on their arms to propel them and later shift to using their legs. Which developmental trend is this motor development sequence an example of?

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The cephalocaudal trend refers to the pattern of changing spatial proportions over time during growth, where development starts at the head and progresses towards the feet. In crawling, children initially use their arms (closer to the head) before their legs, illustrating this trend.

In Learning to Crawl, Children Initially Depend on Their Arms