Physical Development : The Center For Disease Control 's Growth Chart For Boys

I chose to observe a young Caucasian male student, around seven or eight years old. I also do not have any background information about this student. For the purpose of this observation paper, I am going to name this student, John. John sat furthest away

Physical activity encourages children and young people to develop all their physical skills and to practice the skills that they already have. Your role in supporting a child’s physical development will be to ensure that the child has a wide variety of experiences of being in a safe environment. Any setting should offer a wide range of equipment that can be used both indoors and out. It is considered important that children are given opportunities to develop their gross motor skills indoors as well as outdoors. Such opportunities may be provided by designated areas such as soft play area or by activities such as drama.

Unit 166 - Support others to promote children’s physical development in an early years setting

According to my observations the physical development of the child was under the 50th percentile. He seem to be much shorter than 54 inches and I estimated his weight to be around 60 to 65 lbs. The average physical growth of a boy that age is 6 to 11 for boys weight should be at least 71.2 lbs. The average height should be at least 54 inches. Anything under that would be consider less than average. However, with him being an African American child. He may grow a little faster than a male child his age with Caucasian descendent. According to Martorell et al., (2013), “African

Observe three different physical play activities in your setting. Using the observation reports identify the physical skills children are developing. You need to consider the movement skills travel, object control and balance and coordination.

According to the CDC growth chart, your son Steven is currently at the 95 percentile for his weight and the 75 percentile for his height for his infant age. What these calculations explain is that out of one hundred infant boys Steven’s age, his weight and height fall at these percentages we just briefly discussed. It was brought to my attention, that there were some concerns, you both had about potential weight issues; Steven may develop, as he gets older. Although, Steven’s weight is slightly above the expected percentile for his age, this is not something to be too alarmed about it, as of yet. In addition, giving him additional vitamins is not nutritionally necessary, unless his pediatrician recommends it. Fluoride is sometimes needed

It is no secret that children’s growth and development is an ever-changing and at times difficult aspect on life. In most cases, changes in both mass and stature occur for girls from ages 10-12 and in boys from ages 12-14. Most of the growth during this time for both girls and boys occurs in their legs. For example, at age five, leg length is about 45% of total height while at age 10 the

Developmental Tasks: (Havighurst) Tasks in this stage include achieving a gender role, gaining emotional independence, preparing for a career, preparing for marriage and family life, achieving

At the age of eight children have moved beyond what they learned in first or second grade. At these age children interact more with their peers, and can solve problems with the groups in school, they even become more physically. Child development tracker claims that by this age “Physically, this is the age when the amount of practice and play done in the earlier years begins to manifest itself in skillfulness and in what might be called "athleticism." Motor skills like throwing, catching, kicking, balancing, rolling and batting approach the mature stage and allow some youngsters to be highly successful in traditional sports like baseball, soccer and basketball. Eight-year-olds begin to understand the concept of masking emotions and can vary their use of coping strategies to deal with challenging situations. In peer interactions, they may start to engage in leadership, goal-setting, elaborate fantasy play and an assortment of interactive games”. When it comes to our children’s education we should pay attention and see the good things that can happen. Spending too much time playing video games and in tablets can affect how our children interact with their peers in school. Children at eight years old are also very creative and like to use their imagination. They use more details and realistic images in their work. By this age they are also learning to translate simple word problems into number sentences and begin to apply mathematics and logic solving problems. When would a

Strictly judging by the child’s appearance, I would estimate that he is 3’6 and weighs about 55 pounds.

As observed, Eddy has developed strong large muscle as he is capable to perform actions such as; walking, kicking, running, kneeling, pulling, climbing, crawling, scooting and bending without any assistance from the gym instructor. He is able to roam around without any physical unbalance. Eddy has a good sense of spatial awareness. This can be seen when he was able to avoid hitting his classmates while making a small swinging movement with his arms. He has a keen interest in physical activities which can be observed from his eager expression, physical activeness, and involvement. He has shown most of the characteristics of the development of gross motor skills.

As everyone knows, children love to play games and participate in sports. A lot of them, mainly when they are very young, only play for fun or as a way to pass time. However, there are some kids who began training in a particular sport very early to eventually become a world champion, like in the documentary we’ve seen in class, “The Short Game”, featuring young golf champions, all aged below 10. Those are practicing early specialization, unlike the others who only play for fun, also known as deliberate players. There are also players who don’t want to be world champions, but would like to be better than casual players, performing deliberate practice. These two last concepts will be discussed in the following paragraphs.

The body weight has even out and is neither fatty nor slim. Growth slows to allow the muscles to strengthen. At this age, a child will grow roughly about two inches and gain 5 pounds a year. They are much more agile than previous life stages and will benefit greatly from being active. The brain also continues to grow and mature, specifically the prefrontal cortex and the corpus callosum.

Nowadays, more and more children have obesity compare to the children in thirty years ago. The research showed that children who have obesity in their early age may cause either short-term or long-term consequence. The short-term consequence for the obesity children include low self-esteem and the long-term consequence includes asthma and heart disease. (CDC) The best way to prevent these is to encourage children do at least one hour physical exercise a day within the trained instructor guided. ( Epstein 2014) My paper is mainly focused on how my curriculum promote physical development in a child care center.

In terms of physical characteristics, the average height and weight for a two year old is thirty-four inches tall and twenty –eight pounds. Over time, their head growth will slow, from 3⁄4 inch (2 cm) in their second year alone to 3⁄4 to 1 1⁄4 inches (2–3 cm) over the next ten years. The child’s posture will change as well during the toddler years. These physical changes are due to improved muscle tone, which is cause for a more erect posture, thus giving the child a taller, and more lean appearance (“Physical Appearance,” 2013).