Baby Kassie can slap the tray of the highchair but cannot pick up small pieces of cereal with her fingers yet.This is an example of:

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This is an example of proximodistal growth pattern which means that development starts from the center of the body and extends outward. In this case, Kassie can already slap the tray, indicating development of her upper limbs or proximal parts of her body, but has not yet developed the fine motor skills required to pick up small objects with her fingers, which is a distal part of her body.

Baby Kassie Can Slap the Tray of the Highchair but Cannot