5.3 The Child

Annotations:

• From age 2 --> Puberty 

1. Cephalocaudal and proximodistal principles operate

1. Children master the ability to move capably in a changing enviro
   1. Motor skills responsive to practice
   2. Accuracy and Coordination Increases
   3. Quicker reaction times
   4. Contributes to steady improvements in memory and other cognitive skills from

1. Affected by education & socioeconomics
2. Childhood marked by unintentional injuries
3. Affected by nutrition
   1. Well balanced diet v/s fast food
      1. Fast food is cheap & unhealthy
         1. Children eat + at home and gain + weight under stressful conditions
            1. Bronfenbrenner exosystem
      2. Parents can prevent junk food and model healthy eating
         1. Children @ schools with breakfast program healthier
4. Physical Activity
   1. Many lead sedentary life styles
      1. TV
      2. Some are predisposed
   2. = "Brain food"
   3. Neighborhoods w/ safe outdoor activities less overweight
   4. Schools with fixed v/s unfixed equipment more active