What does the increase in body size and strength contribute to in a child's motor development, and what examples illustrate the advances in motor development in childhood?
What will be an ideal response?
Increases in body size and strength contribute to advances in motor skills, which are accompanied by advances in flexibility, balance, agility, and strength. Children can bend their bodies to more easily kick a ball, do a cartwheel, or carry out a dance routine. Children need balance to jump rope or walk on a balance beam. They need to demonstrate agility to run and change speed and direction rapidly, like in the game of soccer. Children's greater strength can be seen in their ability to jump higher and throw a ball farther than ever before.
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