FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sensory Memory, Childhood Obesity, Dyslexia

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Hung Lee

Document Summary

Growth: slow and steady (~5cm per year with proper nutriion) Strength: sustain atenion, self care and stronger muscle s. Medical: immunizaion, reduced deaths, improvements in medical care, establish good health habits. Physical acivity: important for mental and physical health, beneits of acive play/sports. Acive health, less obesity, learn to cooperate, fair play (especially when there is games with rules), improved problem- solving abiliies, respect for teammates of various backgrounds. Risks of sports at middle child hood: loss of self esteem, injuries, reinforcement of prejudices, increased stress. Physical acivity also improves motor skills, beter aerobic itness, improved cogniive funcions and higher self esteem. Asthma: a chronic disease of the respiratory system in which inlammaion narrows the airways from the nose and mouth to the lings, causing diiculty in breathing. Signs and symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest ightness and coughing: highest in school age children, increasing in most countries, one of the most common in.