ildhood, as well as in the early school years, and through to late childhood. You will know that a child's growth and development is divided into four periods: infancy, the preschool years, the middle childhood years, and adolescence. An infant usually loses weight immediately after birth, but by about two weeks is gaining weight Normal, 2004). It normally doubles its birth weight in four to six months, gains about 5 lbs between the ages of 1 and 2, then gains about 5 lbs a per year between ages 2 and 5. Children grow at a steady pace from age 2 to age 10, and a final growth spurt occurs between ages 9 and 16. An adequate diet is needed to ensure intellectual development during these years. You will be able to describe the health problems that occur when school beings - once a child enters school they are exposed to many infectious diseases from other children - measles, chicken pox, colds, gastrointestinal problems, head lice, etc.
You will be able to describe all the physical and psychosocial changes, devel
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