Obesity is having too much body fat. It is not the same as being overweight, which means weighing too much. A person may be overweight from extra muscle, bone, or water, as well as from having too much fat. Obesity has not been a problem that just occurred, obesity has been here forever but not only in adults but in children and adolescents as well. A third of children more than 7,000 children who were overweight in kindergarten were obese by eighth grade.
By the time Dominic was 14 months old, he could climb everything! The following text is taken from www.silkysteps.co.uk Development is often referred to on a timeline and is broken down in ages. As development is more rapid in early years the milestones start by being quite close together before becoming further apart as baby becomes a child and then a young adult. The aspects of development that children are measured on are physical, language, social and emotional, and intellect. Physical development is usually very rapid early on in the child’s development.
Physical development:- This aspect of development usually progresses very quickly in a child’s life. Within weeks a baby will start smiling and responding to sounds. The older the child gets the more differently they develop this aspect. From learning to walk to riding a bike, each child will be different. Between the ages of 1 and 2 a child will normally be walking, pulling themselves up on furniture and pulling/pushing toys.
UNIT 1 Assessment Criteria 1.1.1 HL/0023465 Birth to 1 year Physical There are 2 growth spurts during life, one of these occurring in the first year. When a baby is born its’ head is approximately ¼ the length of the whole body, and as wide as its’ shoulders. Weight wise although there is a slight decrease initially, on average the baby should gain around 1oz per day increasing after 3 months of age to about 2-3oz per day. Height wise there is an increase of between 1-1.5 inches per month. During this first year vision, hearing and taste are still developing.
| At this stage will complete puberty and the physical transition from childhood to adult. Reach nearly their adult height, especially female as male continue to grow into their twenties. | During this period, teens spend most of the day outside the home, by going to school and after school activities, having a job or going out with peers.
It is important to understand and remember that although children usually develop in the same sequence, the rate of their development can vary from child to child and will vary with regards to each child’s abilities, gender, race and needs. Here is the typical sequence and rate of development for children that would normally be expected. Physical Development 0-1 years old: The first year of a baby’s life is the most important for brain development and the impact that it will have on the children and their learning throughout their lives. During the first month of their lives, a baby will hold its head and in time they will bear weight and begin to roll over. By 6-9 months, the baby is able to sit unsupported and will then begin to pull themselves up into a standing position.
(Freeberg & Payne, 1967). The first year after an infant has been born is the biggest development that occurs, the infant’s growth spurts double in size by six month of age for an average child. The development of motor skills starts to rapidly begin when the child infant is 18 months. When the child has turned two years old it starts to rapidly accelerate towards the linguistic and cognitive development, between two – six years of age is where the language acquisition is the most important for the developing child. (Freeberg & Payne, 1967).
Girls experience puberty earlier than do boys and are often as much as two years ahead of them. Fine motor skills: * The child can control his or her small muscles well and has improved writing and drawing skills. The child can draw people with details of clothing and facial features. The child is starting to join letters to together in handwriting. Reference=63 HOLISTIC DEVELOPMEN FROM EIGHT TO ELEVEN YEARS (CONT.
1.2 Explain the benefits of regular exercise to: * Health of the family * The child’s or children’s growth and development. There can be many benefits of exercise for the family and members of the family. Being physically active every day is important for the healthy growth and development of babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. It can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer by up to 50% and lower your risk of early death by up to 30%. It's medically proven that people who do regular physical activity have: * up to a 35% lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke * up to a 50% lower risk of type 2 diabetes * up to a 50% lower risk of colon cancer * up to a 20% lower
CYP 3.1 1.1 – Children’s development is continuous and can be measured in a number of different ways. Although all children develop at different rates, and in different ways, the sequence in which they develop will roughly be the same as they need to have developed one skill, e.g. walking, before they can move on and develop further skills, such as running and jumping. Development is often referred to as on a timeline and is broken down into ages. As development is more rapid in early years, the first few milestones start by being quite close together, before becoming further apart as a baby becomes a child then a young adult.