Touch. This is the very first sense to form, with development starting at around 8 weeks. The sense of touch initially begins with sensory receptor development in the face, mostly on the lips and nose.

– infants are most attentive to stimuli that are moderately discrepant from a schema, known as discrepancy principle. They are less attentive to stimuli that are highly familiar or highly discrepant (e.g. normal face vs. bearded face).

Babies are born fully equipped with all the necessary senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. However, some of these senses are less precise than others.

Infant perception, process by which a human infant (age 0 to 12 months) gains awareness of and responds to external stimuli. At birth, infants possess functional sensory systems; vision is somewhat organized, and audition (hearing), olfaction (smell), and touch are fairly mature.

Sensory processing refers to the brain’s ability to receive, interpret, and effectively use information provided by all the senses: vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and the detection of movement (vestibular and proprioceptive systems).

Perceptual development refers to how children start taking in, interpreting, and understanding sensory input. 1. Perception allows children to adapt and interact with their environment through the use of their senses. Children are born with the ability to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.

In general, babies begin developing motor skills from the center of the body outward and from head to tail. They learn to control their head and neck before they learn to maneuver their arms; they learn to maneuver their arms before they learn to manipulate their fingers.

These tactics can help develop your baby’s fine motor skills:

1. Stroke the backs of their knuckles with a rattle. Then, as their fingers open, place the rattle gently in their palm.
2. Make sure your baby plays on their tummy.
3. Invest in a baby gym with dangling toys.

Fine motor skills can also help develop hand-eye coordination in young children. Young children need time to practice using their fine motor skills in everyday situations. These activities will help develop hand-eye coordination, develop finger control and help children learn how to manipulate objects.

There are six skill-related fitness components: agility, balance, coordination, speed, power, and reaction time.