motor development

1. The growth of muscular coordination in a child.

Example Sentences

The researchers said the findings may have implications for interventions for children with motor development delays.

From Science Daily

One study Menon contributed to found that babies who were part of a nutritional intervention in Bangladesh experienced advanced language and gross motor development.

From Washington Post

Google “natural gross motor development” + “Emmi Pikler.”

From Slate

“We won’t make it without a few dirty tricks,” an employee in Audi’s diesel motor development department wrote in an email to colleagues in January 2008.

From New York Times

Again, as a biased third party, I do think that if you’re concerned about her fine motor development, and her day care program doesn’t have a process for occupational therapy referrals, a preschool program might help you there.

From Slate