Understanding Motor Development

Sect. 1. Background -- 1. Understanding Motor Development: An Overview -- 2. Models of Human Development -- 3. Factors Affecting Motor Development -- 4. Motor Development: A Theoretical Model -- Sect. 2. Infancy -- 5. Prenatal Factors Affecting Development -- 6. Prenatal and Infant Growth -- 7. Infant Reflexes and Rhythmical Stereotypes -- 8. Rudimentary Movement Abilities -- 9. Infant Perception -- Sect. 3. Childhood -- 10. Childhood Growth and Development -- 11. Fundamental Movement Abilities -- 12. Physical Development of Children -- 13. Childhood Perception and Perceptual-Motor Development -- 14. Childhood Self-Concept Development -- Sect. 4. Adolescence -- 15. Adolescent Growth, Puberty, and Reproductive Maturity -- 16. Specialized Movement Abilities -- 17. Physical Development of Adolescents -- 18. Adolescent Socialization -- Sect. 5. Adulthood -- 19. Physiological Changes in Adults -- 20. Motor Performance in Adults -- 21. Psychosocial Development in Adults -- Sect. 6. Programming -- 22. Developmental Physical Activity: A Curricular Model -- 23. Assessing Motor Behavior.