Stages of Growth and Development
Stages of Growth and development are stages of physical, intellectual and social developments that children go through as they mature. Children develop through their most important stages oif from the ages of 0 to 16 years of age. (Brannagan, 2011)
These stages of growth are divided into ‘average’ age groups where as children get older researchers have related expected stages of growth to take place until they reach adulthood. This is an example of the different stages of play a child develops from 0 to 6 years:
Stages of Growth and development are stages of physical, intellectual and social developments that children go through as they mature. Children develop through their most important stages oif from the ages of 0 to 16 years of age. (Brannagan, 2011)
These stages of growth are divided into ‘average’ age groups where as children get older researchers have related expected stages of growth to take place until they reach adulthood. This is an example of the different stages of play a child develops from 0 to 6 years:
Some changes you find in children need to be understood before conducting fitness related activities with them these stages include:
2 year olds:
· Balance improves
· Walking smoothly running ability may emerge
· Speaks in small sentances
· Can be social but often doesn’t share with other children
· Cannot yet understand reason or control impulses
3-4 year olds
· More energy throughout the day
· Running, hoping, skipping become refined
· Fine motor skills develop
· Can steer and ride tricycle
· Grasps conversations
· Memory improves
· Engages in associative and cooperative play and may learn to take turns
5-6 year olds
· Increases running speed
· Mature, flexible throwing patterns and catching patterns
· Refines motor skills
· Can stand on one foot and even hop
· Good control in writing and colouring
· Attention improves
6 to 8 year olds
· Games with rules and rough and tumble play is most popular form of play
· Can catch and throw a ball easily
· Hand eye coordination developed
· Able to ride two wheeler bike
· By 8 can combine locomotor and motor skills
· They understand importance of focusing on task to improve performance
· Become more independent and trustworthy
· Empathy increases
· Will to win increases but does not take losing easily
9 to 11 year olds
· Adolescent growth spurt in girls can take place, later for boys
· Increases in coordination and reaction time
· Big emotional and physical changes can take place for girls at the later stage
· Spatial reasoning improves
· Long term knowledge base grows
· Can differentiate differences in ability
12 to 15 year olds
· Girls begin to menstruate and body changes of breast’s and fat deposits grow on hips and thighs
· Boys begin period of pronounced growth and massive boost of testosterone
· Peer groups become influential and can affect views of physical activity and sports
By identifying what stage your child is going through or the stages of the children your coaching you can better understand how their minds works and how to help them develop in the best way they can. This is a video showing examples and problems with child services through the
stages of development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsnVqcC93PM
2 year olds:
· Balance improves
· Walking smoothly running ability may emerge
· Speaks in small sentances
· Can be social but often doesn’t share with other children
· Cannot yet understand reason or control impulses
3-4 year olds
· More energy throughout the day
· Running, hoping, skipping become refined
· Fine motor skills develop
· Can steer and ride tricycle
· Grasps conversations
· Memory improves
· Engages in associative and cooperative play and may learn to take turns
5-6 year olds
· Increases running speed
· Mature, flexible throwing patterns and catching patterns
· Refines motor skills
· Can stand on one foot and even hop
· Good control in writing and colouring
· Attention improves
6 to 8 year olds
· Games with rules and rough and tumble play is most popular form of play
· Can catch and throw a ball easily
· Hand eye coordination developed
· Able to ride two wheeler bike
· By 8 can combine locomotor and motor skills
· They understand importance of focusing on task to improve performance
· Become more independent and trustworthy
· Empathy increases
· Will to win increases but does not take losing easily
9 to 11 year olds
· Adolescent growth spurt in girls can take place, later for boys
· Increases in coordination and reaction time
· Big emotional and physical changes can take place for girls at the later stage
· Spatial reasoning improves
· Long term knowledge base grows
· Can differentiate differences in ability
12 to 15 year olds
· Girls begin to menstruate and body changes of breast’s and fat deposits grow on hips and thighs
· Boys begin period of pronounced growth and massive boost of testosterone
· Peer groups become influential and can affect views of physical activity and sports
By identifying what stage your child is going through or the stages of the children your coaching you can better understand how their minds works and how to help them develop in the best way they can. This is a video showing examples and problems with child services through the
stages of development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsnVqcC93PM