FRHD 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Jean Piaget, Language Development, Learning Disability

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Explore middle childhood, when school becomes more important part of children"s lives. Children"s development during middle childhood is relatively steady, although it increases in complexity as their social environment expands to include more socio-cultural contexts. Children continue to make significant annual gains height/ weight during this period. Nutrition continues to play a key role in healthy physical development, especially in north america where obesity is becoming a greater concern at earlier ages. Physical activity plays important role in helping children maintain a healthy weight, among other health benefits ( food insecurity is an important issue for many canadian children) According to statistics canada, 2007 & 2008, 7. 7% (or 961,000) of canadian households experienced compromises in the quality of food consumed or reduction in food intake because of insufficient funds. Households w/ children under age of 12 are among those most at risk for food insecurity. Inadequate nutrition is associated w/ mental health disorders, such as depression and behavioral problems.