DCF FL Child Care (CGDR) Child
Growth and Development
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Growthm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmrefersmtomspecificmbodymchangesmandmincreasesminmthemchild'smsize,msuchmas
mamchild'smheight,mweight,mheadmcircumference,mandmbodymmassmindex.mThesemsizemchangesmcanm
usuallymbemeasilymmeasured.
Developmentm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmtypicallymrefersmtomanmincreaseminmcomplexity,mamchangemfrommrelativelymsi
mplemtommoremcomplicated.mDevelopmentmusuallyminvolvesmamprogressionmalongmamcontinuousmp
athwaymonmwhichmthemchildmacquiresmmoremrefinedmknowledge,mbehaviors,mandmskills.mThemsequ
encemismbasicallymthemsamemformallmchildren,mhowever,mthemratemvaries.
Growthmdefinitionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmGrowthmismdefinedmasmspecificmbodymchangesmandmincreasesminmthemchild'sm
size,mproceedingmfrommthemheadmdownwardmandmfrommthemcentermofmthembodymoutward.
Duringmthemfirstmyearmofmanminfant'smlife,m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmbabiesmcanmgrowmtenminchesminmlengthmandmtriplemtheirmbirthmweight.
Aftermthemfirstmyear,m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmambaby'smgrowthminmlengthmslowsmtomfiveminchesmamyearmformthemnextmtwomy
earsmandmthenmcontinuesmfrommagemtwomormthreemtompubertymatmamratemofmtwomtomthreeminchesme
achmyear.
,Similaritiesminmgrowth:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmGrowthmproceedsmfrommthemheadmdownwardmandmfrommthemcentermofmthem
bodymoutward.
Childrenmgainmcontrolmofmthemheadmandmneckmfirst,mthenmthemarms,mandmfinally,mthemlegs.
Atmbirth,mthembrain,mheart,mandmspinalmcordmaremfullymfunctioningmtomsupportmtheminfant.
Asmchildrenmgrow,mthemarmmandmlegmmusclesmdevelop,mfollowedmbymthemfingermandmtoemmuscles.
Differencesminmgrowth:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmSomemchildrenmaremtaller,msomemshorter.mSomemchildrenmaremsmaller,mwhile
mothersmaremlarger.
Thesemdifferencesmaremcompletelymtypical.mTypicalmgrowthmismsupportedmbymgoodmnutrition,madeq
uatemsleep,mandmregularmexercise.
Childrenmdomnotmgrowmatmperfectlymsteadymratesmthroughoutmchildhood.
Childrenmwillmexperiencemweeksmormmonthsmofmslightlymslowermgrowth,mfollowedmbymgrowthmspur
ts.
Differencesminmthemamountmofmgrowthmcanmbemamsourcemofmself-
consciousnessmformsomemchildren.
Becausemeachmchildmismdifferentmandmspecial,mitmismimportantmtomhelpmthemmunderstandmthismconc
eptminmordermtomdevelopmamsensemofmself-acceptance.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmItmismimportantmtomhelpmthemchildrenminmyourmcaremunderstandmthatmdiffere
ncesminmgrowthmpatternsmaremtypical.
Developmentmdefinitionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDevelopmentmrefersmtomanmincreaseminmcomplexity;mamchangemfrommrelativ
elymsimplemtommoremcomplicated.
Progressm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDevelopmentmusuallyminvolvesmamprogressionmalongmamcontinuousmsequent
ialmpathwaymonmwhichmthemchildmacquiresmmoremrefinedmknowledge,mbehaviors,mandmskills.
,Ratemvariesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmThemdevelopmentalmsequencemismbasicallymthemsamemformallmchildren;mhow
ever,mthemratemofmdevelopmentmvariesmfrommchildmtomchild
PrinciplesmofmChildmDevelopmentm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmTheremaremfivemprinciplesmrelatedmtomthemprogressionmofmgeneralmdevelopm
entmthatmchildrenmwillmtypicallymexperience.
1m-mDevelopmentalmSequencemismSimilarmformAllm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmChildrenmdevelopminmrelativelymthemsamemways.
Theremismamtypicalmsequencemofmdevelopmentmthatmoccursmasmamchildmgrows.
Whilemthemsequencemismsimilar,mandmthembehaviorsmormskillsmemergeminmthemsamemorder,mchildren
mcanmtakemmoremormlessmtimemwithmeachmbehaviormormskill.
Theymcanmmovemforward,mregressmformamshortmtime,mthenmmovemforwardmagain.
Somemchildrenmmaymskipmambehaviormormskillmasmtheymmovemforward.
2m-mDevelopmentmProceedsmfrommGeneralmtomSpecificm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDevelopmentmprogressesmfrommambeginningmpointmmovingminmamforwardmdi
rection.
Justmasmgrowthmofmanminfantmproceedsmfrommthemtopmdownmandmfrommthemcentermofmthembodymto
mthemlimbs,mdevelopmentmofmbehaviorsmandmskillsmmovesmfrommgeneralmtomspecific.
Asmchildrenmmature,mtheirmbodilymchangesmoccurminmamsequentialmordermandmgivemchildrenmnewma
bilities.
Asmthembrainmandmnervousmsystemmdevelop,mamchild'smthinkingm(cognitive)mskillsmandmmotormskills
mimprove.
InmthemPhysicalmDevelopmentmDomain,manminfant'smlargemmusclesmdevelopmfirstmandmresultminmthe
mabilitymtomwavemthemarmsmandmkickmthemlegs.
, Developmentmcontinuesminmthemsmallermmusclesminmthemfingersmandmtoes,mandmresultsminmthemabil
itymofmthemfingersmtomgraspmobjectsmandmthemtoesmtomhelpmwithmbalancemwhenmstandingmandmwalk
ing.
3m-mDevelopmentmismContinuousm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmInmchildrenmwhomdevelopmtypically,mbehaviorsmandmskillsmtheymhavemalready
macquiredmbecomemthembasismformnewmbehaviorsmandmskills.
Theremismcontinuitymfrommonemphasemofmdevelopmentmtomthemnext.
Childrenmcontinuemtomaddmnewmbehaviorsmandmskillsmasmtheymperfectmtheirmabilitiesmtomwalk,mtomw
ritemormdraw,mandmtomspeak.mFormexample,mspeechmdevelopmentmproceedsmfrommgurglesmandmcoo
smtomchattering,mthenmtomwords,mthenmphrases,mandmfinally,msentences.mSentencesmbecomemparag
raphsmandmstories,mbothmoralmandmwritten.
Inmordermformchildrenmtomwritemormdraw,mtheymmustmhavemdevelopedmthemcontrolmofmtheirmhandsm
andmfingersmtomholdmamcrayonmandmpencil.mHoldingmampencilmdevelopsmintomwritingmandmdrawing.
Themcontinuationmofmdevelopmentmcanmeasilymbemseenminmchildrenmasmtheymmaturemfrommagemtw
omtomagemtwelve.
4m-mDevelopmentmProceedsmatmDifferentmRatesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmEachmchildmismdifferentmandmthemratesmatmwhichmindividualmchildrenmdevelo
pmaremdifferent.
Althoughmthemsequencesmformdevelopmentmaremusuallymthemsamemformallmchildren,mthemratesmatm
whichmindividualmchildrenmreachmeachmstagemwillmbemdifferent.
Somemchildrenmwillmwalkmatmtenmmonthsmofmage,mwhilemothersmwalkmatmeighteenmmonthsmofmage.
Developmentmismnevermuniform,mbutmitmismconstant.
5m-mAllmAreasmofmDevelopmentmaremInterrelatedm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDevelopmentminmchildrenmisminterrelated.
TheremaremseveralmexamplesminmPrinciplesm1mthroughm4mthatmshowmhowmthembodymhasmtomgrowma
ndmdevelopmbeforemnewmbehaviorsmandmskillsmcanmoccur.
Thesemexamplesmalsomdemonstratemthemfirstmtwomofmfivemareasmofmdevelopment,mcalledmdomains.
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Growthm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmrefersmtomspecificmbodymchangesmandmincreasesminmthemchild'smsize,msuchmas
mamchild'smheight,mweight,mheadmcircumference,mandmbodymmassmindex.mThesemsizemchangesmcanm
usuallymbemeasilymmeasured.
Developmentm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmtypicallymrefersmtomanmincreaseminmcomplexity,mamchangemfrommrelativelymsi
mplemtommoremcomplicated.mDevelopmentmusuallyminvolvesmamprogressionmalongmamcontinuousmp
athwaymonmwhichmthemchildmacquiresmmoremrefinedmknowledge,mbehaviors,mandmskills.mThemsequ
encemismbasicallymthemsamemformallmchildren,mhowever,mthemratemvaries.
Growthmdefinitionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmGrowthmismdefinedmasmspecificmbodymchangesmandmincreasesminmthemchild'sm
size,mproceedingmfrommthemheadmdownwardmandmfrommthemcentermofmthembodymoutward.
Duringmthemfirstmyearmofmanminfant'smlife,m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmbabiesmcanmgrowmtenminchesminmlengthmandmtriplemtheirmbirthmweight.
Aftermthemfirstmyear,m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmambaby'smgrowthminmlengthmslowsmtomfiveminchesmamyearmformthemnextmtwomy
earsmandmthenmcontinuesmfrommagemtwomormthreemtompubertymatmamratemofmtwomtomthreeminchesme
achmyear.
,Similaritiesminmgrowth:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmGrowthmproceedsmfrommthemheadmdownwardmandmfrommthemcentermofmthem
bodymoutward.
Childrenmgainmcontrolmofmthemheadmandmneckmfirst,mthenmthemarms,mandmfinally,mthemlegs.
Atmbirth,mthembrain,mheart,mandmspinalmcordmaremfullymfunctioningmtomsupportmtheminfant.
Asmchildrenmgrow,mthemarmmandmlegmmusclesmdevelop,mfollowedmbymthemfingermandmtoemmuscles.
Differencesminmgrowth:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmSomemchildrenmaremtaller,msomemshorter.mSomemchildrenmaremsmaller,mwhile
mothersmaremlarger.
Thesemdifferencesmaremcompletelymtypical.mTypicalmgrowthmismsupportedmbymgoodmnutrition,madeq
uatemsleep,mandmregularmexercise.
Childrenmdomnotmgrowmatmperfectlymsteadymratesmthroughoutmchildhood.
Childrenmwillmexperiencemweeksmormmonthsmofmslightlymslowermgrowth,mfollowedmbymgrowthmspur
ts.
Differencesminmthemamountmofmgrowthmcanmbemamsourcemofmself-
consciousnessmformsomemchildren.
Becausemeachmchildmismdifferentmandmspecial,mitmismimportantmtomhelpmthemmunderstandmthismconc
eptminmordermtomdevelopmamsensemofmself-acceptance.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmItmismimportantmtomhelpmthemchildrenminmyourmcaremunderstandmthatmdiffere
ncesminmgrowthmpatternsmaremtypical.
Developmentmdefinitionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDevelopmentmrefersmtomanmincreaseminmcomplexity;mamchangemfrommrelativ
elymsimplemtommoremcomplicated.
Progressm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDevelopmentmusuallyminvolvesmamprogressionmalongmamcontinuousmsequent
ialmpathwaymonmwhichmthemchildmacquiresmmoremrefinedmknowledge,mbehaviors,mandmskills.
,Ratemvariesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmThemdevelopmentalmsequencemismbasicallymthemsamemformallmchildren;mhow
ever,mthemratemofmdevelopmentmvariesmfrommchildmtomchild
PrinciplesmofmChildmDevelopmentm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmTheremaremfivemprinciplesmrelatedmtomthemprogressionmofmgeneralmdevelopm
entmthatmchildrenmwillmtypicallymexperience.
1m-mDevelopmentalmSequencemismSimilarmformAllm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmChildrenmdevelopminmrelativelymthemsamemways.
Theremismamtypicalmsequencemofmdevelopmentmthatmoccursmasmamchildmgrows.
Whilemthemsequencemismsimilar,mandmthembehaviorsmormskillsmemergeminmthemsamemorder,mchildren
mcanmtakemmoremormlessmtimemwithmeachmbehaviormormskill.
Theymcanmmovemforward,mregressmformamshortmtime,mthenmmovemforwardmagain.
Somemchildrenmmaymskipmambehaviormormskillmasmtheymmovemforward.
2m-mDevelopmentmProceedsmfrommGeneralmtomSpecificm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDevelopmentmprogressesmfrommambeginningmpointmmovingminmamforwardmdi
rection.
Justmasmgrowthmofmanminfantmproceedsmfrommthemtopmdownmandmfrommthemcentermofmthembodymto
mthemlimbs,mdevelopmentmofmbehaviorsmandmskillsmmovesmfrommgeneralmtomspecific.
Asmchildrenmmature,mtheirmbodilymchangesmoccurminmamsequentialmordermandmgivemchildrenmnewma
bilities.
Asmthembrainmandmnervousmsystemmdevelop,mamchild'smthinkingm(cognitive)mskillsmandmmotormskills
mimprove.
InmthemPhysicalmDevelopmentmDomain,manminfant'smlargemmusclesmdevelopmfirstmandmresultminmthe
mabilitymtomwavemthemarmsmandmkickmthemlegs.
, Developmentmcontinuesminmthemsmallermmusclesminmthemfingersmandmtoes,mandmresultsminmthemabil
itymofmthemfingersmtomgraspmobjectsmandmthemtoesmtomhelpmwithmbalancemwhenmstandingmandmwalk
ing.
3m-mDevelopmentmismContinuousm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmInmchildrenmwhomdevelopmtypically,mbehaviorsmandmskillsmtheymhavemalready
macquiredmbecomemthembasismformnewmbehaviorsmandmskills.
Theremismcontinuitymfrommonemphasemofmdevelopmentmtomthemnext.
Childrenmcontinuemtomaddmnewmbehaviorsmandmskillsmasmtheymperfectmtheirmabilitiesmtomwalk,mtomw
ritemormdraw,mandmtomspeak.mFormexample,mspeechmdevelopmentmproceedsmfrommgurglesmandmcoo
smtomchattering,mthenmtomwords,mthenmphrases,mandmfinally,msentences.mSentencesmbecomemparag
raphsmandmstories,mbothmoralmandmwritten.
Inmordermformchildrenmtomwritemormdraw,mtheymmustmhavemdevelopedmthemcontrolmofmtheirmhandsm
andmfingersmtomholdmamcrayonmandmpencil.mHoldingmampencilmdevelopsmintomwritingmandmdrawing.
Themcontinuationmofmdevelopmentmcanmeasilymbemseenminmchildrenmasmtheymmaturemfrommagemtw
omtomagemtwelve.
4m-mDevelopmentmProceedsmatmDifferentmRatesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmEachmchildmismdifferentmandmthemratesmatmwhichmindividualmchildrenmdevelo
pmaremdifferent.
Althoughmthemsequencesmformdevelopmentmaremusuallymthemsamemformallmchildren,mthemratesmatm
whichmindividualmchildrenmreachmeachmstagemwillmbemdifferent.
Somemchildrenmwillmwalkmatmtenmmonthsmofmage,mwhilemothersmwalkmatmeighteenmmonthsmofmage.
Developmentmismnevermuniform,mbutmitmismconstant.
5m-mAllmAreasmofmDevelopmentmaremInterrelatedm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDevelopmentminmchildrenmisminterrelated.
TheremaremseveralmexamplesminmPrinciplesm1mthroughm4mthatmshowmhowmthembodymhasmtomgrowma
ndmdevelopmbeforemnewmbehaviorsmandmskillsmcanmoccur.
Thesemexamplesmalsomdemonstratemthemfirstmtwomofmfivemareasmofmdevelopment,mcalledmdomains.
