Physical Development During Middle Childhood
 

Child Development

This web page is about the physical development of middle childhood. These developments include physical development, muscular development, and skeletal development. During middle childhood, most children have the ability to conquer their fine motor skills. Most children experience various growth spurts during the middle childhood years.


1. Introduction to Middle Childhood is a web site that contains important information on the periodicity chart of middle childhood. This periodicity chart, or primary schedule, is based on an assessment of the needs of children and families, and of the ability of health professionals to introduce effective interventions.

2. Physical Development in Middle Childhood gives an outline of the physical growth and development of the middle childhood years. The link gives various outlines on physical growth, motor development, health, and cognitive development for the middle childhood years.

3. Physical Development and Health helps teachers and children learn to communicate and understand how their bodies grow and development. Teachers should learn to explain and translate the process of development to the children.

4. John H. Hummel's Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood is a book about various types of growth from body growth and obesity to bilingual education.

5. Middle Childhood Development is a book written by Professor Paul Nuttail, Human Development Relations, University of Connecticut. The book has information on how children grow and develop during the middle years.


Created By: Kara Sanders, November 17, 1999.