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Direct linkGarciaguirre, Jessie S.; Adolph, Karen E.; Shrout, Patrick E. – Child Development, 2007
Maintaining balance is a central problem for new walkers. To examine how infants cope with the additional balance control problems induced by load carriage, 14-month-olds were loaded with 15% of their body weight in shoulder-packs. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical loads disrupted alternating gait patterns and caused less mature footfall patterns.…
Descriptors: Infants, Physical Activities, Body Weight, Psychomotor Skills
Peer reviewedKorner, Anneliese F.; And Others – Child Development, 1974
Thirty-one normal neonates were monitored for 24 hours on a newly developed movement monitor which provided measures of noncrying activity and counts of various movement amplitudes. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Body Weight, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedAdolph, Karen E.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Shrout, Patrick E. – Child Development, 2003
Used kinematic measures to compare relative contributions of growing body dimensions, age, and walking experience in walking skill development in 9- to 17-month-olds, kindergartners, and college students. Found that with increased age, size, and experience, children's steps became longer, narrower, straighter, and more consistent, reflecting a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Composition, Body Height, Body Weight
