Spaghetti streaks across freshly mopped floors. Pacifiers land on grimy sidewalks. Toys fly across rooms with alarming frequency. Parents endure this phase of throwing tantrum with gritted teeth, but the behavior serves important developmental purposes. Tossing objects requires fine motor skills to release them at the right moment and considerable hand-eye coordination to aim accurately. […]

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