Physical Growth
The age when the average rate of growth stops.
What is ages 6-11
Improvement of fine motor skills occurs during this age.
What are ages 6-8
Around this many children play soccer in the US
What is 3 million
The emphasis on competition and athletic skill can be counterproductive and do this to children
what is grow tired of the game and quit early on
The decrease in these are the main factor to childhood obesity
What is, lack of participation in sports and physical education class
In this time children gain these three things.
What is weight, muscle, & lung capacity
This part of the brain becomes more developed between 10-12 years old.
what is the frontal lobe.
Participation is sports helps children with these two types of development
What is physical and emotional
Children’s organized sports have turned into….
What is, adult activities
Parents best help their children when they are…
What is, warm and supportive
The age girls and boys typically start puberty.
What is 9 & 11
Responsible for transferring short-term memories to long-term
what is hippocampus
Children’s organized sports help with home life by…
what is, bettering the relationship with family and quality of life
For girls, the top two reasons for stopping playing organized sports were
what is, “I was not having fun” & “I wanted to focus more on studying and grades”
Overweight children tend to be…
What is, rejected and bullied by peers
Girls outperform boys in this.
What are fine motor skills
Increases in information processing speed
What is myelination
Participation in children’s sports contributes to school life by….
What are, bettering grades & academic performance
For boys, the top two reasons for stopping playing organized sports were
what are, “I was not having fun” & “I had health problem or injury”
The cutoff for obesity is the 85th percentile, when to parents tend to notice
What is, the 99th percentile
Boys outperform girls in this.
What are gross motor skills
Attention increases as this part of the brain matures
What is prefrontal cortex
Organized sports help children to improve these three things
What are social skills, build competition, improve athleticism
For boys & girls, 15% of them stopped playing organized sports because why?
What is, “I was not a good enough player”
Being overweight is linked to these top four things.
What is, impaired brain function, high blood pressure, diabetes, and depression