Growth is an increase in measured quantity such as height or weight.
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What are the principles of growth?
1. Growth is measurable.
2. Growth rates are not constant.
3. Growth rate also vary between children.
4. The growth rates in boys are usually faster on average than girls, as men tend to be taller than women.
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What is development?
Development is about the complex changes in skills and abilities that an individual can experience as they grow.
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How development happens?
▸ head to toe – an infant will first be able to control their head, then develop control over their body to enable them to sit and finally have control over their legs and feet to allow them to crawl and walk
▸ inside to the outside – an infant learns to
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What is the difference between fine and gross motor skills?
Fine motor skills involves smaller movements that can only use small muscles (fingers or hands), for example writing, holding a spoon and fork and turning pages in a book. Gross motor skills involves larger movements that can use larger muscles (arms, leg
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What does milestones mean?
Milestones is an ability achieved by most children
by a certain age. It can involve physical, social, emotional, intellectual and communication skills, for example walking, expressing emotions, recognising familiar sounds and talking.
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Examples of fine motor skills through infancy
Newborn - holds their thumbs and sucked into their mouths
3 months - holds small object in hands
5 months - holds toys for a short period of time
6 months - moves objects from hand to hand
9-10 months - uses finger and thumb to hold a small object
12 mon
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Examples of gross motor skills for infants
Newborn - requires support to lift head and chest while on stomach
12 weeks - kicks legs
6-9 months - can now sit without assistance, roll over and crawl.
9-12 months - cruising, walking and can climb up the stairs with support
12-18 months - can able t
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Card 2
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What are the principles of growth?
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1. Growth is measurable.
2. Growth rates are not constant.
3. Growth rate also vary between children.
4. The growth rates in boys are usually faster on average than girls, as men tend to be taller than women.
Card 3
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What is development?
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How development happens?
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Card 5
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What is the difference between fine and gross motor skills?
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