DCF 45 Hours
Growth - Answer-Refers to specific body changes and increases in the child's size, such as a child's
height, weight, head circumference, and body mass index.
Development - Answer-Typically refers to an increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to
more complicated.
Growth proceeds from the center of the body outward. - Answer-False
At birth, the brain, heart, and spinal cord are fully functioning. - Answer-True
The finger and toe muscles develop before the arm and leg muscles - Answer-True
Children differ in their growth - Answer-True
Children grow at perfectly steady rates - Answer-False
Principle 1 - Answer-Similar developmental sequence for all
Growth - Answer-Refers to specific body changes and increases in the child's size, such as a child's
height, weight, head circumference, and body mass index.
Development - Answer-Typically refers to an increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to
more complicated.
Growth proceeds from the center of the body outward. - Answer-False
At birth, the brain, heart, and spinal cord are fully functioning. - Answer-True
The finger and toe muscles develop before the arm and leg muscles - Answer-True
Children differ in their growth - Answer-True
Children grow at perfectly steady rates - Answer-False
Principle 1 - Answer-Similar developmental sequence for all
