Biological development includes stages that begin when the baby is still in the womb. In fact, several essential prenatal stages take place during the formation of the baby's body.
The pre-natal stages of development
The brain develops during the prenatal period, but will continue to undergo further changes during early childhood.
It occurs in three main stages: germ stage, embryonic period, and fetal period.
Brain development before birth
There are two processes that contribute to brain development, molecular events and the impact of the environment, these processes interact to support the rest of the series of events that delineate brain development.
It takes place in the third week of gestation and lasts until at least the end of adolescence.
Growth and development stages in infants and children.
The first year is a period of rapid development of motor, language, social, sensory, and thinking skills.
Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thinking, and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to early adulthood.
During this process, a child moves from dependence on his parents to greater independence.
The Biology of Child development and learning.
Children's formative experiences are carried out in their families, communities, healthcare settings, child care, preschools and schools; and help educators understand the complexity and importance of their role.
The Biology of adolescent development
It is the name of the period of 10 to 20 years in which boys and girls reach adult height and weight and experience sexual maturation
Sexual maturation or puberty begins at different ages depending on genetic and environmental factors.
Regarding brain development, it is necessary to highlight that the adolescent frontal lobe responsible for judgment, impulse, control and planning is still maturing.
How health affects a child and an adolescent´s school performance.
Poor sleep:It includes problems such as poor sleep patterns, resistance to going to bed and frequent awakenings during the night, snoring, sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness, this academically affects children.
Exercise. Physical activity impacts the brain and improves cognition, mood, attention, and academic performance in students.
Importance of breakfast: A healthy breakfast is an effective means of improving academic performance and cognitive functioning.
Obesity: It is associated with an increase in type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, asthma, fat-releasing disease, cancer, psychological problems, and a lower quality of life among children.
Asthma: They are at risk of poor academic performance due to acute exacerbations of the disease, greater absenteeism secondary to symptoms, and effects of asthma medication.
Chronic health problems: Diabetes, epilepsy, cancer, hemophilia, congenital heart conditions, and HIV can affect children's school attendance and performance.
