Abby's mother has watched Abby progress in her development from attempting to pick up a ball using her arms and torso, to using her whole hands, and finally to using her fingertips, which illustrates cephalocaudal development.

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The progression from using arms and torso, to whole hands, and finally to fingertips illustrates fine motor development and the principle of proximodistal development, not cephalocaudal development. Cephalocaudal development refers to the pattern of growth where areas near the head develop earlier than areas further from the head.

Abby's Mother Has Watched Abby Progress in Her Development from Attempting