GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Growth
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Development
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Physical growth refers to the increases in height and weight and other body changes that happen as kids mature. Hair grows; teeth come in, come out, and come in again; and eventually puberty hits. It’s all part of the growth process.
Detailed explanation-2: -Physical growth refers to an increase in body size (length or height and weight) and in the size of organs. From birth to about age 1 or 2 years, children grow rapidly.
Detailed explanation-3: -Physical development refers to the advancements and refinements of motor skills, or, in other words, children’s abilities to use and control their bodies. Physical development is one of the many domains of infant and toddler development.
Detailed explanation-4: -In general, length in normal-term infants increases about 30% by age 5 months and more than 50% by age 12 months. Infants typically grow about 10 inches (25 centimeters) during the first year, and height at 5 years is about double the birth length. In boys, half the adult height is attained by about age 2.