The term 'development' refers to a progressive series of changes that occur in an orderly, predictable pattern as a result of maturation and experience. There is a natural arrangement of changes in the individuals, and each change is dependent upon the preceding ones, and also affects the following ones. The changes within the development are called 'progressive' because they enable an individual to adapt to and adjust to his/her environment - physical, social, emotional, etc. Every living being followed a pattern of development. A child also develops in an orderly sequence that is almost similar to all children.Example: All children first learn to sit without support before they learn to stand up.Sequential patterns of development relate to the two directions in which development takes place. ProximodistalCephalocaudal?Cephalocaudal: Development of the upper portions of the body precedes the development of the lower portions. The Cephalocaudal tendency exhibits that the development proceeds in the longitudinal direction. This is known as the 'cephalocaudal' or "head to toe" sequence. That is the reason why the child first gains control overhead before s/he starts walking.?So option (3) is the correct answer.?Important PointsProximodistal: The development moves from the centerline of the body outward towards the distant or peripheral parts referred to as 'proximodistal' or 'near to far'.The middle part of the body develops quicker than the outer part of the body.Continuity: ?The continuity view says that change is gradual. Children become more skillful in thinking, talking, or acting much the same way as they get taller.Principle of interrelation: ?The growth and development in various dimensions like social, mental, physical, emotional, etc. are related to each other and interdependent. The growth and development in any one dimension affect the growth and development of the child in other dimensions as well.