PSYCH211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Clostridium, 18 Months, Protozoa
3 Mar 2016
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Average toddle (2 years) is 85 cm tall and weighs 13 kg. 6-year-old is 112 cm and 20. 5 kg. Children below the 3rd percentile are considered underweight and height at health risk if head is here. Children over 85th percentile are considered overweight and height. Children over 97th percentile are considered obese relative to peers. At preschool legs begin to grow and kids start to lose baby fat. First tooth doesn"t appear until 6 to 10 months age one children have 4 tooth age 3 children have 20 age 5-6 they start losing baby teeth. Recommended to clean gums with cloth before teeth appear. In normally developing kids the brain has reached 80% of its mature weight by age 3 and then. Connective tissues on neurons that are understimulated are pruned back starts in preschool, continues to adolescence. Speaking and comprehending speech become more localized in the brain"s left hemisphere.
