I. Introduction Obesity among children will disrupt children physical development‚ will affect children psychological development and will lead to health problem. II. Body A. Obesity will disrupt children physical development. 1. Being overweight can limit physical activity of a child (Richards‚ 2011). a. Bones and joint of an obese child will develop abnormally (Anh‚ 2011). i. Longer than adult‚ obese child will carry extra weight that will risk to early arthritis.
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT The term "physical development of children" understand the dynamic process of growth (increase of length‚ mass‚ body parts) at different periods of childhood. On the physical development of children is influenced by many factors‚ which sometimes makes it extremely difficult to identify the reasons for its violation. The main criteria of physical development include weight and body length‚ head circumference and chest‚ the proportions of the body (physique‚ posture). Key figures
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Title: Understand Child and Young Person Development Unit number: Unit 1/ Unit refer 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years Expected pattern of development birth – 19 years old: stages (0-3) (3-7) (7- 12) (12-16) (16 -19) years; Sequence usually same for all children; The rate of individual development; The effects of premature births; Also low weight babies; multiple births 0 – 3 Years old Physical Development Birth to 3 Months: 1.1 From birth babies
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Physical Development is the development of the body and can be characterised by both quantitative and qualitative changes. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010) The following is an evaluation of the physical developments of middle school children aged six to ten years. This essay approaches considerations for physical development and how they can be accommodated in the learning environment. To understand physical development it is important to look into motor development and its influences. How we can accommodate
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Report Intellectual Child development of Children age 9 to 11 Early adolescence or “Are you smarter than 10 years old?” [pic] Mariela Zlateva Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Intellectual characteristics of children age 9-11 4. Observation 5. Conclusion 6. References 7. Glossary
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Assessment 1: Essay- Physical Development. Within the grades kindergarten to grade 2 and the ages between 4-7‚ an extensive amount of growth physically and physiologically takes place in a child. This goes hand in hand with children beginning primary school and the time in which their extensive educational years begin. For this time of their lives to be successful in them gaining physical and physiological growth‚ Children need to be encouraged and supported in improving further their gross motor
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CACHE - Understand child and young person development Task 1.1 Physical Development 0-3 Years Babies are able to support their bodies by lying on their back. This shows that the back is strong enough to support their weight. Their head can turn to one side‚ which shows that their neck muscles have developed‚ and are in the first stages of developing physical mobility. Babies show reflexes e.g. sucking. When a baby is born‚ they adapt to their surroundings and have the natural instincts to suckle
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Physical development: Average 4-year-olds gain the ability to cut straight lines and cut out shapes with scissors. They usually have a noticeable preference for the right or left hand. They are able to participate more in self care by brushing their own teeth and‚ for the most part‚ dressing and undressing themselves. Most 4-year-olds can run‚ jump and ride a tricycle. Their sense of balance is increasing‚ and they’re able to stand on one foot for at least 5 seconds. Four-year-olds are learning how
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the observation and interpretation of Mary’s physical and cognitive development. Mary‚ who is 5 years of age‚ has a flamboyant personality. She is jovial and ebullient by nature. An active girl who adores sports education as well. In consideration to Mary’s mix parentage background‚ she speaks eloquently with good intonation and enunciation. Physical Development- Gross Motor Skills This observation particularly elucidates about Mary’s development in her gross motor skills. Based on the observation
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT 0 – 3 Years. Physical development at this stage is usually very rapid. From the day babies are born they have a huge dependency on their body’s reflexes for movements this is important as this enables them to feed or grasp whenever they touch something. By time they reach the age of one‚ babies have much more control over their bodies‚ as they are now beginning to become more independent by trying to crawl‚ shuffle‚ pulling or pushing on things to stand etc. depending on their
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