FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Childhood Obesity, Prefrontal Cortex, Lev Vygotsky

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Slower growth, greater strength: growth is slow and steady, self care is easy and children can begin to do tasks such as brushing their teeth on their own, brain maturation is steady and muscles become strong. Medical care: immunizations have reduced deaths, better medical care, establishing good habits is crucial as it protects health habits later in life. Physical activity: 11% of females and 31% of female children in canada report being active one hour in the day. Active play benefits are: contributes to overall health, less obesity, appreciation of cooperation and fairness, improved problem solving and respect for teammates. Negative aspects include loss of self esteem, increased stress and injuries. Neighbourhood games and organized sport can assist in gaining benefits and removing as many negatives as possible. Health problems: there are 2 main issues we will cover. Bmi (body mass index) is a person"s weight in kilometres divided by the square of height in metres.