CDFS 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dander, Frontal Lobe, Overdiagnosis
26 Aug 2016
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What patterns of growth occur in middle childhood: growth spurt, height and weight, significant individual deviations in height and weight; growing pains. How does the brain develop in middle childhood: frontal lobe executive functions. Nutrition connections: children in middle childhood need to eat more (about 2,000 calories per day) to support the increased body weight and activity level, issues in nutrition during middle childhood, relationship between social class and nutrition. What are the gender similarities and differences in physical growth: steady gain in height and weight, increase in muscular strength for both girls and boys during early middle childhood (boyden et al. How do vison and hearing develop during middle childhood: myopia, ear infections. How many children in the united states are overweight: 16% to 25% of children and adolescents in us are overweight or obese, most overweight children become overweight adults, overweight children and adolescents.
