Physical Growth throughout the life stages

Physical growth and Development continues throughout a person's life. But what is it not?

During puberty, what might happen to your growth of height?

A small child may....

Birth and Infancy

Early childhood

Adolescence

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Later Adulthood

Growth and Development are different Concepts

Growth

Development

What are the principles of Growth?

As height increases

what is this called?

Where can there be more rapid growths?

Are there different growth rates in girls and boys?

An example of the different parts of the body is...

When talking about growth what is it important to do?

At birth and between six to eight weeks what will be checked and measured?

What happens to infants in the first 6 months of their life?

What do Healthy newborns do by the four to five months?

and when they are a year they are...

who is helped by growth measurements

On average how tall and big will a baby grow?

2nd and 3rd birthday how much weight will a baby gain?

What will a health visitor carry out?

What will happen with the centile lines if a child is growing as expected?

Where is all information recorded?

Where would the parent be referred to if there was a problem?

Principles of Development

What is development described as?

Development happens:

Development happens:

development happens:

Development happens:

What is development seen as?

As the journey continues what does the child reach a number of?

What do these norms include?

What are the four main areas of skills acquisition are:

what do the norms help professionals describe?

If a child goes through milestones than others what does it not mean?

What does it not mean if a child goes through the milestones slower?