BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH

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BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH

Biological Development

Lastly, growth refers to the increase in size, length, height and weight.

This infant stage is also a time of crucial growth and development.

It includes stages that begin when the baby is still in the womb.

Development implies overall changes in the individual.

The pre-natal stages of development

It has three main stages: germ stage, embryonic period, and fetal period.

It is a period of remarkable changes in which the foundations for future psychological development are observed.

Brain development before birth

These processes operate within highly controlled and genetically organized.

Takes place in the third gestational week and extends at least through late adolescence.

How health affects a child and an adolescent´s school performance

Asthma: -Children with this illness are at risk for low academic achievement due to acute aggravations of the disease,

Importance of breakfast: -A healthy breakfast is an effective means to improve academic performance and cognitive functioning.

Exercise: -Physical activity helps children develop social skills, improve mental health and are associated with fewer risk-taking behaviors.

Poor sleep:-Children need at least nine hours of restful sleep each night. -Children who have trouble sleeping are more likely to have attention and learning problems.

The word "health" refers to a state of complete physical and emotional well-being.

The Biology of adolescent development

Sexual maturation or puberty begins at different ages depending on genetic and environmental factors.

Changes that take place during this period are physical, intellectual, personality and social development.

Adolescence is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood.

The Biology of Child development and learning

Individual differences in sensitivity to environments

The impact of stress on development.

The interplay of genes and environment.

Rapidity of brain development during early child-hood.

Growth and development stages in infants and children

Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood.

The first year is a period of rapid development for motor, language, social, sensory and thinking skills

Infancy is the first stage of development for children