Lecture 15 - Child Nutrition Flashcards
what is the age of middle childhood
5-10 years
what is the age of pre-adolescence
girls = 9-11 years
boys = 10-12 years
what % of the total NZ population is 0-14 years
19.3%
what % of the NZ population is 0-4 years
6.2%
what % of the NZ is 5-9 years
6.7%
what % of the NZ population is 10-14 years
6.4%
how many children are aged :
0-14 =
0-4 =
5-9 =
10-14 =
0-14 = 946,400
0-4 = 305,030
5-9 = 327,910
10-14 = 313,510
how many days does it take for a child to develop into an adult
8,000 days
what are the three phases crucial to health during school age
middle childhood growth (5-9 years)
adolescent growth spurt (10-14 years)
adolescent growth phase (15-19 years)
what are a constraint on development (particularly in developing countries) in middle childhood growth
infection and malnutrition constraint on development
what happens at adolescent growth spurt (10-14 years)
BMI increases rapidly
substantial physiological and behavioural changes
what happens at adolescent growth phase (15-19 years)
- further brain reconstructing (particularly the prefrontal cortex)
- increase exploration, experimentation
- increased behaviours that are lifelong determinants of health
a healthy diet facilitates
- physical social / emotional and cognitive development
- nutrients and health
- steady growth
what is the physiological development in childhood
- time of continued growth and development
- muscular strength, motor coordination and stamina increase
- lower nutrient needs in relation to body size than during early childhood
- during middle childhood, boys have more lean body mass and height than girls
- body fat reaches a minimum then increases in preparation for adolescent growth spurt
- changes in body fat are normal
changes in cognitive development in childhood
- self efficacy : knowledge of what to do and how to do
- changes from magical thinking to concrete operations
- develops a sense of self
- more independent and learning family roles
- peer relationships become more important
growth for both boys and girls is pretty linear until what age
until the age of 8 or 9
by age 8 what happens to growth in boys and girls
the rate of growth for boys begin to slow, but for girls it stays high
at age 11 girls are usually (height)
2cm taller than boys
from age 11 what happens to growth in boys and girls
girls growth slows and boys increases
bye age 13 boys are (height)
taller than girls
girls reach their finial adult height at around
16 years
boys reach their peak height at around
18, and are on average 13cm taller