HDFS 362 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Chronometry, Miscarriage, Fad Diet
29 Oct 2014
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Module 29: middle childhood years: growth and physical development: Individual differences in physical size are more apparent. At age 3: all children are within 8-10 lbs and 4 inch of each other, there is little variation in size. By age 10: much more individual; like 30-35 lbs and 6 in. differences: notable changes in physical appearance: Body becomes leaner (playing more and build muscle) Primary teeth are replaced with permanent teeth: gender differences in physical development: Girls are growing slightly faster so they are taller during middle childhood period. Affects as much as 25% of children by the end of middle childhood years: nocturnal enuresis bed wetting. Muscles might not be strong enough to hold the pee in: asthma chronic inflammation of the airways low birthweight children and premature babies. Most frequent cause of school absence and child hospitalization. 40% increase in the last 10 yrs (unknown reason) Exposure to cigarette smoke in the home.
