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Size differences between girls and boys
girls are lighter and smaller then boys
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pounds and inches gained annually
2 to 3 inches and 5 pounds
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world wide growth difference at age 8
9 inche gap betweeen the smallest and largest eight year old
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secular trend
changes in body growth from one generation to the next.
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bone growth
bones grow larger and broader
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growth and getting prenantment teeth
between ages six to twelve baby teeth fall out and larger ones grow in
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effects of lack of neurotransmitters
may suffer development problems such as inattention, overactivity, emotional distrubance, and epilepsy
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eating evening meal with parents
leads to a fruit and vegatable rich diet with less soft drinks and fried food
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eating junk food
makes the children feel sluggish. they eat it because it's available and it is what they are used to
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obestity
a greater than 20% BMI then what is healthy
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risks of childhood obesity
diabetes, stroke, kidney failure, circulatory problems, blindness and amuptation
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factor related to obesity
availablity and overweight parents
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effective intervention for childhood obestiy
make healthy foods more availabily and therepy to work through family stress
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how can schools reduce obesity
having healthier foods and physical activity
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common vision problems
myopia (nearsightedness)
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prevention of vision problems
preventing children from doing close work
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eustachian tube changes
narrower and longer more slanted
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treatment for enuresis
anti depressients temporary fix
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effects of treating ensuries
aniexty, loss of sleep, and personality changes
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illness and school absences
most students are absence 11 days a year most of the time because of asthma
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leading cause of injury fatalties
motor vechile accidently
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concrete operational stage
which extendes from about seven to eleven years. Thought is now more logical, flexiable, and organized during early childhood.
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