Toddlers Begin to Run with Their Legs in a Bowlegged

question 105

Multiple Choice

Toddlers begin to run with their legs in a bowlegged fashion because_______.

• A) they lack the Babinski reflex.
• B) this action requires visual-motor coordination, which is absent in toddlers.
• C) the head and the torso are heavier than the rest of the body.
• D) the principle of cephalocaudal development prevents them from running.

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