Overall Physical Growth
generally slow during these years
What is rates of growth
One factor responsible for the growths of fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination
What is Myelination
The age that seems to be a great time to introduce children to organized sports
What is middle childhood
They do not receive proper training
Who are the coaches
This has led to an increase in children being overweight or obese
What is decreased participation in school physical education
Occurs prior to puberty and begins two years earlier for females than males
What is a growth spurt
The age where the frontal lobes become more developed and improvements in logic, planning and memory are evident
What is the age between 10-12 years
This activity promises to help children build social skills, improve athletically and learn a sense of competetion
What is soccer
The biggest reason children drop out or stop playing organized sports
What is "I was not having fun"
These are associated with a variety of medical and cognitive conditions including high blood pressure, insulin resistance, inflammation, depression and lower academic achievement
What is excess weight and obesity
The beginning of the growth spurt for girls is nine, while for boys is eleven
What is the mean age for the beginning of the growth spurt?
The age the nerve cells in the association areas of the brain, that is those areas where sensory, motor, and intellectual functioning connect, become almost completely myelinated
What is the age between 6-12 years
Children can gain improved physical and emotional development
What is sports
This is used in place of playing organized sports
What are video games
This increases the risk for cognitive decline as one ages
What is being overweight as a child
Boys typically outperform girls involving large muscles
The age children are better able to plan, coordinate activity using both left and right hemisphere of the brain, and to control emotional outbursts
What is children in the middle to late childhood
This person may not be providing their daughters as much support as they do their sons
What is a father
This class is cut by the schools
What is physical education
The lack of recognition from parents that children are overweight or obese
What is oblivobesity
Girls outperform the boys using small muscles
What is fine motor skills?
This is also improved as the prefrontal cortex matures
What is paying attention
These people are more likely to have never participated in any type of sport
What are girls
This would decrease the chance of injury while playing sports
What is multiple sports
This can help improve cognitive functioning in overweight children
What is aerobic exercise