PSYB20H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Twin, Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Childhood Obesity
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Chapter 5: the child"s growth brain, body, motor skills and sexual maturation (part 2) Physical growth phys growth is guided by two principles. The influence of environmental factors growth influenced by envir influences too , like nutrition, phys and psycho disorders and climate. Nutrition good nutrition is critical for poper development from infancy to adolsc. ** table 5-2 pg 177 (advantages of breast-feeding for infants and mothers) Common in poor minority children and children in low income countries (esp countries with little meat in diets) Interventions in kenya and zanzibar on iron/meat supplements = improved children"s rates of growth and motor and mental development. An average the same increase in height may not occur in every level of society. Na "s feet are growing longer too gaining a third of an inch in each generation average male wears 9-10 ppl achieving growth increases at earlier ages than in the past.
