Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 3 views

    Growth and Development of Children

    Uploaded by

    joell3500nyc

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Growth and Development of Children

    Uploaded by

    joell3500nyc
    3 views19 pages

    Original Title

    kkk

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    3 views19 pages

    Growth and Development of Children

    Uploaded by

    joell3500nyc

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 19

    Growth and

    Development of
    Children
    Growth
    Growth refers to an increase in physical
    size of the whole body or any of its
    .parts

    It is simply a quantitative change in the


    .child’s body

    It can be measured in Kg, pounds,


    meters, inches, ….. etc
    Child Growth (Image:
    WHO)
    Changes in bodily proportions with
    .age
    Development
    • Development refers to a progressive
    increase in skill and capacity of
    function.

    • It is a qualitative change in the child’s


    functioning.

    • It can be measured through


    observation.
    By understanding what to expect during each stage of
    development, parents can easily capture the teachable
    moments in everyday life to enhance their child's
    language development, intellectual growth, social

    development and motor skills.


    Maturation
    • Increase in child’s competence and
    adaptability.

    • It is describing the qualitative


    change in a structure.

    • The level of maturation depends on


    child’s heredity.
    Importance of Growth and Development
    for Teachers:

    • Knowing what to expect of a particular child


    at any given age.

    • Gaining better understanding of the reasons


    behind behavior, learning.

    • Helping in formulating the plan of strategies.

    • Helping in parents’ education in order to


    achieve optimal growth & development at
    each stage.
    Principles of Growth &
    Development
    • Continuous process

    • Predictable Sequence

    • Don’t progress at the same rate (↑ periods of GR in early


    childhood and adolescents & ↓ periods of GR in middle
    childhood)

    • Not all body parts grow in the same rate at the same time.

    • Each child grows in his/her own unique way.

    • Each stage of G&D is affected by the preceding types of


    development.
    Principles of Growth &
    Development

    G & D proceed in regular related directions :

    - Cephalo-caudal(head down to toes)


    - Proximodistal (center of the body
    to the peripheral)
    - General to specific
    Growth Pattern
    Growth Patterns

    The child’s pattern of growth is in a


    head-to-toe direction, or
    cephalocaudal, and in an inward to
    outward pattern called
    proximodistal.
    Factors affecting growth and
    development:
    • Hereditary

    • Environmental factors

    Pre-natal environment
    1-Factors related to mothers during
    pregnancy:
    - Nutritional deficiencies
    - Diabetic mother
    - Exposure to radiation
    - Infection with German measles
    - Smoking
    - Use of drugs
    2-Factors related to fetus
    • Mal-position in uterus
    • Faulty placental implantation

    Post-Natal Environment

    I - External environment:
    - socio-economic status of the family
    - child’s nutrition
    - climate and season
    - child’s ordinal position in the family
    - Number of siblings in the family
    - Family structure (single parent or extended
    family … )
    Internal environment

    • Child’s intelligence
    • Hormonal influences
    • Emotions
    Types of growth and
    development
    Types of growth:
    - Physical growth (Ht, Wt, head & chest
    circumference)
    - Physiological growth (vital signs …)

    Types of development:
    - Motor development
    - Cognitive development
    - Emotional development
    - Social development
    - Moral development
    Stages of Growth and Development

    • Prenatal • Middle Childhood


    - Embryonic (conception- 8
    w)
    - School age
    - Fetal stage (8-40 or 42 w) - 6 to 12 years
    • Infancy
    - Neonate
    - Birth to end of 1
    • Late Childhood
    month
    - Infancy
    - 1 month to end of 1
    - Adolescent
    year - 13 years to
    approximately 18 years
    • Early Childhood
    - Toddler
    - 1-3 years
    - Preschool
    - 3-6 years
    Thank you

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy