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ages of middle childhood 6 to 12 years old
(kindergarten to sixth grade)
,physical growth in middle grow 2 inches in height per and gain 5-7
childhood pounds in weight per year; boys are slightly
heavier and taller than girls through age 9 or
10 until girls begin their adolescent growth
spurt and surpass boys in height and weight
until about 13 or 14; girls develop more fat;
boys develop more muscle
childhood obesity heredity, sedentary habits, and environmental
factors play a role in obesity and foster
weight gain; overweight children usually do
not outgrow baby fat
growth spurt a period during which growth advances at a
dramatically rapid rate compared with other
periods
,motor development in middle gross and fine motor development, such as
childhood speed, strength, agility, and balance increase
as pathways that connect the cerebellum to
the cortex become more myelinated
what happens to reaction time in it improves from early childhood to about age
through childhood? 18
describe gross motor skills in gain balance, coordination, and strength;
middle childhood: muscles grow stronger; neural pathways that
connect the cerebellum to the cortex are
more myelinated
describe fine motor skills in performance of basic chores improves by the
middle childhood: age of 6 to 7
, describe gender differences in boys and girls perform similarly in most motor
motor activities: activities; boys have more forearm strength,
aids them in throwing a ball or swinging a bat;
girls have greater limb coordination and
overall flexibility, aids them in dancing,
gymnastics, and balancing
t/f: children in middle childhood false
should not be given chores
t/f: by age six or seven, children true
are usually capable of pedaling
and balancing on a bicycle