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Coordination and Body Awareness during Growth Spurts

Generally speaking, motor coordination and body awareness work together. Body awareness is the ability to understand how and where  body parts are positioned as needed to plan and carry out motor activities.   When joints and muscles of the body provide the brain with consistent sensory input,  the brain is able to guide and direct their moves.  However, during growth spurts, sensory input tends to become uneven

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