Girls

1
Growth in Height and Weight from Two to Eighteen
Years
Height
Weight
190
90
194.0
74.9
Boys
180
70.9
80
176.3
Boys
170
66.9
72
158.7
160
63.0
64
141.1
150
59.0
56
123.4
Centimeters
140
55.1
48
105.8
Pounds
Kilograms
Inches
130
51.2
40
88.2
120
47.2
32
70.5
110
43.3
24
52.9
Girls
100
39.4
16
35.3
Girls
90
35.4
8
17.6
80
31.5
0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Age in Years
Age in Years
2
Physical Impact of Poverty on Growth
150
135
120
105
Daily calories as daily requirement
90
Percentage
75
Children stunted age 0-5
Children age 0-5 underweight
60
45
30
15
0
India
China
Brazil
Japan
Mexico
France
Ethiopia
Canada
Jamaica
Viet Nam
Honduras
United States
United Kingdom
Countries Arranged by Rank for Calories per Day
3
Brain damage (sometimes reversible)
Lethargy and withdrawal
Minimal exploration of environment
DELAYED INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Delayed development of motor skills such
as crawling and walking
Illness
Malnutrition
Lowered expectations of child from adults
because child appears young
Delayed physical growth
Poverty
Lack of educational and medical resources
4
Areas of the Brain
Cerebral cortex
Sensory cortex
Motor cortex
Visual cortex
Broca's area
Wernicke's area
Auditory cortex
Midbrain
Brainstem
Hindbrain
5
Summary of Early Childhood Physical Development

• Brain continues myelination process and formation
  of neuronal connections.
• Body proportions becoming more adult-like.
• Large and fine motor coordination are maturing.