Good Parenting

When we speak of child development, we are talking about that period that begins at birth and ends some time around the end of adolescence.  Their life begins as one completely dependent on their parents and as their lives progress, a sense of self sufficiency takes over and eventually the child is a child no more.

As your child grows and develops in society, the things you have taught will be instrumental in his success.  The child must be guided and engaged in ways which will lay the foundations he will need for later in life.

During this period, a child develops, through a series of changes from the standard infancy weight of around 3.5 kg and 50 centimeter length to complete adult dimensions. As height and heaviness grow, the persons relative sizes also are modified, from the considerably huge head and tiny trunk and appendages of the new born, to the adult individuals considerably tiny head and extended trunk and appendages.

After birth, a child will gain rapidly until about two years old, then the rapid rate will slow to a more gradual rate for the next several years until a period before puberty.  Some time between the ages of 9 and 15, rapid development will begin again.  During puberty, there is generally not a consistent rate of growth for each part of the body.  Genes play a controlling role in the rate of a child’s development.

Nourishment during the formative years plays a large role in the child’s growth.  Better eating habits will help build stronger bones and growth.  But even the best habits will not overcome the heredity factors, which are ultimately the controllers of the child’s development.  Likewise, height is also somewhat preordained.  Taller ethnic communities will have taller children.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 at 6:04 pm and is filed under Good Parenting.