Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Junk Food, Beyond Tv, Egocentrism
18 Oct 2020
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Between 2-3 there are less dramatic physical changes than the rst year of life but they are still impressive. Throw balls while standing (stacking ne motor skills with gross motor skills) Each year from 2 to adolescence, children gain about 5-8 cm in height and 2. 7 kg in weight. Children with higher motor activity levels are better able to control or inhibit their behaviours, allowing for successful task achievement. Children"s motor activity levels increase linearly with age and peak between 7-9 years. Most kids eat suf cient quantities of food but not at regular meals. Toddlers tend to graze (they like to snack all day) 22% of children aged 2 to 5 are overweight or obese. Almost all infants and toddlers are exposed tv or videos every day, usually for about 1 or 2 hours. Around 2/3 of mothers with three-year-olds report that their child watched two hours or more per day.
