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In the context of the principles of child development, while analyzing the philosophical and physical aspects of 'Cephalocaudal' and 'Proximodistal' trends under the 'Principle of Directional Sequence', which of the following statements provides the most accurate scientific explanation?

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The 'Principle of Directional Sequence' is extremely important in the process of child development. Two main trends are studied under it: 1. Cephalocaudal Trend, according to which physical development begins from the head and proceeds towards the feet (i.e., the child first learns to control the head, then the torso, and finally the legs). 2. Proximodistal Trend, according to which development begins from the central part of the body and moves outwards towards the extremities (i.e., the spinal cord and shoulders develop first, and finger control comes later).

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