FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Dyslexia, Malnutrition, Phonics

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Steven Chuang

Document Summary

In middle childhood the steady growth average is 2 3 inches/year in height: weight: 5 7 pounds per year, boys are typically taller than girls; both gender at this age are usual slim, 6 10 year olds usually have lowest body mass index (bmi, bmi a measure of the ratio of weight to height, girl tend to have more body fat, and boys develop more muscle (about age 10, age 6 12 kids their 20 primary teeth (1st to go are the front 2, kids hearing and sight change, hearing is improved b/c the tube in the inner ear grows longer and narrower, disabling fluid & bacteria from the mouth to reach the ear, sight is worsened more for kids in developed countries due to myopia; (ie. to be nearsighted) caused by reading, writing, and computer usage weakens eye sight.