CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
MODULE 1: THE PRINCIPLES OF CHILD
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
RATED A+
Are growth and development the same thing?
✔✔ No. Growth refers to measurable physical changes in size (such as height and
weight), while development refers to increased complexity in skills and function,
such as cognitive, emotional, and motor skills.
We define growth as specific ____________ and ____________ changes and
increases in the child's size.
✔✔ body
📝 Explanation: Growth involves physical changes, particularly in body size,
height, weight, and organ size.
In the first year of an infant's life, babies can grow approximately __________
inches in length and triple their birth weight.
✔✔ 10
📝 Explanation: Rapid growth occurs during infancy, including substantial
increases in length and weight gain.
After the first year, a baby’s growth in length slows to approximately
__________ inches per year for the next two years, and continues at that pace
until puberty.
✔✔ five
, 📝 Explanation: From ages 1–3, children grow about 5 inches per year, then 2–3
inches yearly until the pubertal growth spurt.
Girls generally enter puberty between age____________ to
___________________________ years of age. - ANSWER✔✔8, 13
Boys usually enter puberty at age__________________ to
_______________________ years of age. - ANSWER✔✔10, 15
Similarities in Growth:
Growth proceeds from the ____________________ downward and from the center
of the ______________________ outward. - ANSWER✔✔head, body
Children gain control of the _________________________
and__________________first, then the arms and finally the legs. -
ANSWER✔✔head, neck
At birth, the brain, heart and spinal cord are____________________ functioning to
support the infant. - ANSWER✔✔fully
As children grow, the__________ and_____________ muscles develop followed
by the finger and toe muscles. - ANSWER✔✔arm, leg
Differences in growth:
Children _____________________ in their growth. Some children are taller, some
shorter. Some children are smaller, while others are larger. - ANSWER✔✔Differ
MODULE 1: THE PRINCIPLES OF CHILD
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
RATED A+
Are growth and development the same thing?
✔✔ No. Growth refers to measurable physical changes in size (such as height and
weight), while development refers to increased complexity in skills and function,
such as cognitive, emotional, and motor skills.
We define growth as specific ____________ and ____________ changes and
increases in the child's size.
✔✔ body
📝 Explanation: Growth involves physical changes, particularly in body size,
height, weight, and organ size.
In the first year of an infant's life, babies can grow approximately __________
inches in length and triple their birth weight.
✔✔ 10
📝 Explanation: Rapid growth occurs during infancy, including substantial
increases in length and weight gain.
After the first year, a baby’s growth in length slows to approximately
__________ inches per year for the next two years, and continues at that pace
until puberty.
✔✔ five
, 📝 Explanation: From ages 1–3, children grow about 5 inches per year, then 2–3
inches yearly until the pubertal growth spurt.
Girls generally enter puberty between age____________ to
___________________________ years of age. - ANSWER✔✔8, 13
Boys usually enter puberty at age__________________ to
_______________________ years of age. - ANSWER✔✔10, 15
Similarities in Growth:
Growth proceeds from the ____________________ downward and from the center
of the ______________________ outward. - ANSWER✔✔head, body
Children gain control of the _________________________
and__________________first, then the arms and finally the legs. -
ANSWER✔✔head, neck
At birth, the brain, heart and spinal cord are____________________ functioning to
support the infant. - ANSWER✔✔fully
As children grow, the__________ and_____________ muscles develop followed
by the finger and toe muscles. - ANSWER✔✔arm, leg
Differences in growth:
Children _____________________ in their growth. Some children are taller, some
shorter. Some children are smaller, while others are larger. - ANSWER✔✔Differ
