CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Baby Proportions. An average baby grows around 25 cm taller in the first year. During childhood, growth is around 6 cm per year. At birth, a baby’s head is large, and makes up 14th of the baby’s total body length, while an adult’s head makes up just 18th.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -By 2 years, children have reached about half of their adult height and 90% of adult head size. Boys tend to weigh about a pound more than girls but average about the same height. What you will notice more than actual growth are changes in a toddler’s appearance. Body proportions are beginning to change.

Detailed explanation-4: -As people grow, body proportions change. For instance, at birth, the head accounts for one-quarter of total body length. In adulthood, the head typically counts for one-seventh of height. And other parts of the body grow at different rates too – which leads to gradual changes in ratios of one body part to another.

Detailed explanation-5: -As a child gets older and grows taller, the proportions of the body change. The limbs and trunk grow steadily, but the head does not grow much bigger.