PSYB20H3 Lecture 5: PSYB20_Lec5
29 Nov 2016
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Chapter 5: physical development and health, 0 to 3. Lo1: describe early patterns of growth and appropriate nutrition for young children. Lo2: outline brain development in infants and explain the importance of early experiences. Lo3: summarize the early sensory capacities of young infants. Lo4: list the major motor milestones and summarize the major theories of motor development and the impact of culture. Lo5: review major health and safety issues for infants and toddlers. Principles of early growth and physical development: a(cid:374) i(cid:374)fa(cid:374)t"s head is giga(cid:374)ti(cid:272) (cid:272)o(cid:373)pared to the rest of the (cid:271)od(cid:455) Highlights the cephalocaudal and proximodistal principles of early growth and physical development top down. At 1 year brain is 70% of the adult weight, rest of body is 10-20% Growth is faster in the first few months of life: especially fast during the first 2 years. Genetic influence interacts with environmental influences to determine characteristics. 3 groups: breast-fed more white matter & mature frontal lobe, formula-fed, both.
