GROWTH

AND
DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

DIFFERENTIATE
THESE
TWO CONCEPTS
 BASIC CONCEPTS
A. Growth:
= changes in physical size
= predictable but not in steady process
B. Development:
= Behavior, Skills, and Abilities
C. Maturation
= process of becoming fully grown
 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

 Independent but interrelated

Growth – first 20 years of life
Development – during and
after growth
 Principles of
Growth and Development
 Principles of Growth and Development
A. Varied rate
1. Critical periods:
a. Rapid growth:
= infancy, adolescence
b. Slow growth:
= school age, young adult
B. Predictable
1. Cephalocaudal
2. General to specific
3. Proximodistal
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STAGES OF LIFE CYCLE:

a. Prenatal
b. Neonate
c. Infancy
d. Toddler
e. Preschool
f. School age
g. Adolescent
h. Adulthood (Young, Middle, Late)
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INFANCY
“ Alphabet of Infancy”
 ALPHABET IN INFANCY
A – accidents, aspiration
B – burns
C – crying, car seat,
D – developmental screening test
F – fontanel, foods, fear
H – height
I – immunization, iron
M – milestones, mouth
N – no choking hazards
P - play
R – reflex
S – screening, solitary
W – walking, weight
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TODDLER
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PRESCHOOL
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

SCHOOLER
 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Adolescent:
Adulthood:
Young adulthood stage (21-40)
Middle Adulthood stage (40-65)
Older adulthood (above 65)
 Safety at homes
 Categories of aging population: