psychomotor development

psychomotor development,

the progressive attainment by the child of skills that involve both mental and muscular activity, such as the ability of the infant to turn over, sit, or crawl at will and of the toddler to walk, talk, control bladder and bowel functions, and begin solving cognitive problems. The mean chronologic ages at which certain psychomotor skills are attained by most children follow.
12 weeks Looks at own hand.
20 weeks Able to grasp objects voluntarily.
24 weeks Able to roll from back to front at will.
11 months Creeps with abdomen off the floor and imitates speech sounds.
15 months Able to walk without help.
24 months Has a vocabulary of 300 or more words and uses pronouns.
30 months Able to jump with both feet.
3 years Able to ride a tricycle and to feed self well.
4 years Able to hop and skip on one foot, catch and throw a ball; is independent, boasts, tattles, and shows off.
5 years Able to tie shoelaces and cut with scissors, tries to please, interested in facts about world, gets along more easily with parents.

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psychomotor (sī´kōmō´tr),

adj pertaining to or causing voluntary movements usually associated with neural activity.

psychomotor development,

n the progressive attainment (by a child) of skills that involve both mental and muscular activity.

psychomotor domain,

n the area of observable performance of skills that requires some degree of neuromuscular coordination.