Aspects of Growth and Development

 Aspects of Growth and Development

Growth 

1. Biologic growth

Mass 

Height

Weight

Size

Length

2. Sensory growth

3. Motor growth

Developmental

Intellectual

Mental

Moral

Physical

Language

Social

Sexual

1. Growth

1. Biologic growth

Length or Height;

At birth average; 45-52cm

For first 6 months; increase 2-2.5cm/month

Next 6 months; 1.25 cm/month 

1 year; 75cm

Double at age of 4 year, Triple at age of 13 years.

Weight;

At birth; 2500-3500gm

After 10 days; increase 30gm

At 6 months; double

Next 6 months; increase 15 gms

1 year; triple of birth weight

2.5 years; four the time of birth weight

Head circumference;

Average at birth; 33-35cm

First 6 months; increase half inch per month

Next 6 months; 1/4 inch per month

At 1 year of age; increase 4.5 cm

Chest circumference; barrel shaped

At birth average; 30 -33cm

At 1 year head circumference becomes equal to chest circumference, after that only chest circumference increases.

2. Motor Growth

Cephalocaudal and proximodistal pattern

Muscular

Skeletal

Nervous

1. Gross motor

Turning

Standing

Walking

2. Fine motor

Skill to doing things.

Use of hand and fingers, for example; ability to hold things between thumb palmer grasp and release (pincer grasp).

3. Sensory growth

Process of association, perceived stimulus; specific response to specific stimuli.

2. Development

1. Intellectual development theory 

2. Motor development theory

3. Psychosocial development theory

4. Spiritual development theory

5. Psychosexual development theory

6. Development of language and speech