Growth and Body Changes
Motor Development
Brain
Development
Health Issues
Fitness Issues
100
5 to 6 poungs and 2 inches per year
What is the average growth of children during the middle childhood?
100
more skilled
What happens to a child's motor development during the middle childhood years?
100
faster response time
What happens to the memory span as it increases?
100
Upper respiratory
What is the most common illness during middle childhood?
100
Having BMI at or above 95th percentile for age and gender
What is obesity?
200
Girls more body fat and mature a bit faster
What is the slight differences between boys and girls from ages 7 to 13.
200
experiences
What can increase a child's motor development?
200
Focused and enhanced
What happens to the brain activity during middle childhood?
200
Unitentional injury (mostly car accidents)
What is the leading cause of death during the middle childhood years?
200
school PE classes
What are schools requiring to promote play and exercise?
300
lose some, gain some
What happens to the baby teeth and permanent teeth?
300
greater flexibility
What is the small motor differences in girls compared to boys during middle childhood?
300
spatial skill and greater white matter
What is difference in brain activity for a boy compared to a girl?
300
Anorexia and bulimia
What eating disorders are on the increase?
300
sports and organized activities
What are other ways school promote physical activities?
400
thinner, slimmer, stonger
What occurs to the appearance of the body because of growing taller?
400
forearms and strength
What is small differences between boys compared to girls during middle childhood?
400
Higher verbal skill and less loss of gray matter
What is some of the differences in the brain for girls compared to boys?
400
quadrupled since 1970's, now 1 in 5 children
What is the number of overweight childre compared to past years?
400
Adults
How needs to model good fitness practices for children?
500
End of the middle childhood becuase of puberty
What and when does the rate of maturation differ from boys and girls.
500
Physical differences, body dissatisfaction, peers
What are some of the major variations that can be caused by size and maturity during the middle childhood?
500
Different than adults, more adaptable
How does a child's brain compare to an adults?
500
lifestyle changes, fear of kidnapping, increase work hours, limited time, fewer PE classes, vending machines and TV/Video games
What factors contribute to the increase in overweight and obesity in children?
500
sedentary behavior
What is being reinforced by families because of the access to TV?
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