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physical growth continues at a ____ .
slow regular pace
girls are slightly shorter and lighter until the age:
9 then the trend reverses
girls accumulate more fat at faster rate at the age:
8
The lower proportion of the body is:
Growing the fastest
factors accounting for physical size differences:
Hereditary, environmental
secular trend in physical growth trend:
systematic change from one generation to the next in body size and in the timing of the attainment of growth milestones
What causes unusual flexibility?
All primary teeth have been replaced by permanent teeth by age:
6 and 12
Malocclusion:
occurs in 1/3 of school-aged children
Weight of the brain increases by:
10%
white brian matter increases in the:
Gray brain matter peaks in:
Prefrontal Cortex
Middle childhood but declines due to synaptic pruning
What causes poor nutrition?
Focused more on friends and playing and not eating, fewer families eating together at dinner, poor diets, malnutrition from poverty.
About ____% of U.S. children are overweight.
about ___% of U.S. children are obese.
31%
17%
Myopia is also called:
Nearsightedness
what is the most common vision problem for middle schoolers?
nearsightedness/myopia
middle ear infections are also called:
Otitis media (most common in early childhood)
Nocturnal Enuresis:
What gender is more affected and by how much?
Bedwetting at night.
Boys are about twice as affected by girls.
Rates of illnesses raise during the first two years of school because of the:
Exposure to sick children, kids' immune systems are still developing.
Chronic diseases
What's the most common disease among children?
Asthma
Gains in basic gross-motor capacities:
Advances on fine-motor skills:
Fine motor development (writing):
Mastery of uppercase and lower case letters, increased legibility
fine motor skills improvements (drawing):
Informal outdoor play is declining in industrialized countries as a result of:
Parental concern about neighborhood safety, competition with TV and other screen media,the rise in adult-organized sports