Question

Discuss physical development in early childhood, what 5 are the changes that are occuring and what are 2 factors that impact or impede their healthy development.

Answer 1

discuss physical development in early childhood. what changes that occur and what are the factors that impact their healthy development.

children grow at a very fast pace until the years of two and then they adopt a slower growth as compared to earlier. limbs, muscles, teeth, height, weight, brain development, motor skills, gross motor skills are some of the characteristic parameters of growth in children.

around the age of 2 years, 70% of the brain is developed in the children and by the age of six, the size of their brain is almost of the adult size.

gross motor skills includes - walking with a steady balance, throw and catch the ball, run comfortably, etc.

the stages of physical development in children follow a general pattern -

• crawling, sitting at the age of two
• walking, jumping, running, climbing at the age of four
• reading, writing, dressing at the age of six.

factors that influence the growth of children

• heredity - it is the transmission of the physical characteristics from parents to children. for example - height, body structure, etc.
• environment - it includes the physical environment and geographical influences.
• exercise - playing sports and exercising helps the body to grow in height.
• hormones - they are needed for the overall development of the body - behavioral, physical, mental, social, etc.
• nutrition - the most important factor because a body needs nutrition for growth and development, repair of tissues, etc.