human growth and development

Infant and Toddler

Infants physical development

• Before they learn how to walk they learn how to hold up their heads on their own, also how to reach for things.
• At their first year infants learn how to sit on their own also how to crawl, and they then learn how to walk, and also how to grab on to things like a set or a table so that they can support their body so that they can walk or start standing up to walk.

Toddlers physical development

• After learning how to walk kids will learn how to run, climb, Jump and many other things that their body allow them to do sense they have not fully stop developing.
• baby´s on this stage they gain weight and height, but not as fast as on their first year.

intellectual development

infants intellectual development

• infants will start to express their emotion with facial expression.
• they will also start remembering people, places and objects.
• infants will coo and babble by the beginning of their first year but then at the end of it they will start to make sounds like spoken lenguage .
• They will start to point at objects to try to communicate sense they still can't say words.

Toddler intellectual development

• Toddlers start being interested on what some objects do, so they start touching it to see its function.
• Toddles will start to imitate adults actions and things that adults do like cooking and the kids use cooking toys like constructing the kids start constructing with contruction toy.
• Toddler at the beginning of their first year they will say their first word, and before they even reach their second year they will increase their vocabulary with up to 200 words.

Emotional development

Infants emotional development

• Infants can show basic emotions, such as happiness, interest, fear, surprise, anger, and sadness.
• Anger and fear increase in intensity as they reach the end of the first year. They likely develop stranger anxiety, which is a fear of strangers.

Toddlers emotional development

• Toddlers begin to show empathy towards others. They are also better able to cooperate. They expand their displayable emotions to include shame, embarrassment, and pride.
• By the end of this stage, self-control emerges.

Social development

infants social development

• Infants begin to smile and laugh and to match emotional facial expressions of adults. They are able to interpret others' emotions through their expressions.

toddlers social development

• Toddlers will play with brothers and sisters and begin to show signs of gender-stereotypical toy choices.

potential health issues

• Respiratory syncytial virus. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of respiratory infections in children
• Ear infections are common in small children and often resolve on their own within a week or two. They can cause earache and temporary hearing loss.

Early childhood

physical development

• During early childhood, physical growth slows down, and their valance and skills starts developing more.
• They decide with hand to use their right or left.
• they will also start loosing primary teeth and growth adult teeth by the age of six.

intellectual development

• Children on this stage they can see simple situation on some one else point of view.
• Children's on this stage start developing solving problems skill, like adding and subtracting, they also learn how to build little mountains with objects.

Emotional development

• Children's on this stage start frustrating due to the of increment of their intellectual developing faster then their physical development.
• Children of this age develop self-esteem and learn to express their emotions in acceptable ways.

Social development

• Children's in this stage start making friend, and they start getting closer to their sibling's and start a friendship with them.
• in this stage, most children understand sharing and begin to play with other children, which is called cooperative play.

Potential health issue

• Proper nutrition is important at every stage of development. However, special care and understanding should be applied to children in the early childhood stage.
• Children's in this stage will start eating less, it is particularly important to make sure that all that they eat is good for them.

Middle childhood

physical development

• During middle childhood, the children's develop more skill and they get better at running faster, jumping higher and being more stable when they come down, and throwing.
• Children's are ready to decide any sport that they want to choose sense they are now able to move around a lot better then before, and also now that they have more control the strenght of their body.

Intelletual development

• similar to early childhood, in middle childhood children's continue to learn more every day and they develop an ability to solve small problems.
• On this stage children's start thinking more complex and more logically they start to solve question by their own even tho they sometimes need help.

Emotional development

• Children in this stage of development become more independent and responsible as their confidence grows.
• During middle childhood, children make great strides in terms of their ability to recognize emotions in themselves and others, control their own emotions, and com

social development

• At this stage, children understand that people's perspectives on issues are caused by the information that they have.
• They can view their relationships with others from a third-party's point of view.

Potential health issues

• Children in this stage should also have their hearing checked. The growth of the ear tube during this time should eliminate most ear infections.
• Bedwetting is also a concern for children in this stage. Bedwetting, also called nocturnal enuresis, can become extremely stressful and traumatic for children.

Adolescence

physical development

• Females generally begin puberty earlier than boys do. Girls can begin as early as age 10. During puberty, girls will gain up to 40 pounds and grow as much as 10 inches.
• Males typically begin puberty later than females do. Boys can begin puberty as early as age 12. Like girls, boys also experience a growth spurt.

intellectual development

• Adolescents develop better critical thinking skills, which enable them to interpret and evaluate information. This ability helps them with schoolwork and in making wise decisions now and in the future.
• Adolescence also become more critical, particularly when the world does not live up to their ideals.

Emotional development

• Identity is their understanding of their individuality and the image they have of themselves. Many teens spend hours in front of the mirror studying themselves.
• Adolescence are not yet comfortable with the changing bodies they see reflected there.

Social development

• Adolescence love to socialize with their friends. Friends at this stage are alike in many ways, and yet each one of them is developing into a unique individual.
• Adolescence develop their own sense of morals and values largely based on what their parents have taught them.

potential health problems

• Bulimia is marked by extreme binge eating followed by periods of fasting. In some cases, people with bulimia will make themselves vomit or take laxatives after binging to get rid of food.
• Chemical abuse is the abuse and dependency on alcohol or drugs. Adolescents turn to these substances for stress relief, because of peer pressure, or to escape from problems.

Early adulthood

physical develop

• On this stage adults are stronger and faster then before they are on their best time of their life to get stronger and he healthy but some people don't consider this as important even thou they need to take care of their health.
• Also on this stage adults need to warm up longer then before and also stretch before doing any exercise, and the reason why is because their muscle shorten and become tight, and leads to injury and pain.

Intellectual development

• During this stage adults settle in a career and they focus on that career.
• Adults on this stage are able to handle with more responsibility's they are also open minded to learn new things and opportunity.

Emotional development

• In early adulthood, an individual is concerned with developing the ability to share intimacy, seeking to form relationships and find intimate love.
• Is rare to see depression on this stage the reason why is because people in this stage are more prepare for hard times that life gives them.

Social development

• On the stage of early adulthood they start looking for someone to be with and also willing to marry that person.
• On this stage adults have a lot of friends and are more social then before.

potential health issues

• The most common health problems of early adulthood are arthritis, asthma, diabetes, depression and other mental problems, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, and ulcers.

Middle adulthood

physical development

• On this stage the physic of many adults declines the reason why is because they have started kind of getting old, the way to prevents this is to stretch and do exercise.
• People typically experience some high-frequency hearing loss, declining vision, and loss of lean body mass, which includes muscles and bones. Additionally, the hair continues to thin and gray and weight gain occurs.

intellectual development

• People in this stage of development find it increasingly difficult to remember large quantities of information.
• Their ability to multi-task declines as well, but they are able to compensate for these decreases through experience.

Emotional development

• In middle adulthood, people study themselves and consider the second half of life.
• They become concerned about the next generation and have a desire to guide and connect with it. Self-acceptance is at its best.

Social development

• Generativity involves finding your life's work and contributing to the development of others through activities such as volunteering, mentoring, and raising children.
• On this stage adults are very social and have friends because they sometimes feel alone so they need someone talk to

potential health issues

• rightsizing after the telehealth explosion; adjusting to changing clinical trials; encouraging digital relationships that ease physician burdens.
• Heart disease and stroke. HIV. Motor vehicle injury. Nutrition, physical activity and obesity, and middle adult people can get this if they don't be careful with their health.

Late adulthood

physical development

• During late adulthood, the body continues to decline. In addition to declining vision and hearing, the senses of taste, smell, and touch become less sharp.
• Also during this stage adults can't run or jump like they use to do when they where kids.

Intellectual development

• While in this stage, people continue to experience a decline in their ability to recall from their memories.
• Additionally, finding the right words and organizing them into speech become increasingly challenging.

Emotional development

• Late adulthood is a time of reflection for most people as they review their lives and their selves.
• It depends on how they live their live but sometimes they sometimes get on depression if they live alone.

Social development

• If they are not widowed, they are probably more satisfied with their marriages than in the past. Their relationships with siblings become even stronger.
• Their faith and spirituality may become more important.

potential health issues

• Common conditions in older age include hearing loss, cataracts and refractive errors, back and neck pain and osteoarthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, depression and dementia.

The five stages of grief

Denial

• A human in denial will reject the idea that they are dying or insist that the doctor has made a mistake.
• Health care workers who deal with terminally ill patients who are in denial should allow the patient to speak and provide comfort without confirming or denying the situation.

Anger

• Patients can become hostile and direct it towards anyone with whom they come in contact. They may attempt to lay blame for their illness on themselves or on those around them.
• it is important that the workers provide support and understanding during this time. Additionally, health care workers in this situation should try to meet any reasonable demands quickly and kindly.

Bargaining

• many patients turn to religion and make bargains or promises in hopes of having more time to live.
• Health care workers should be sensitive and attentive to patients in this stage. They should do what they can to help patients obtain their goals.

Depression

• Depression can take the form of quiet withdrawal, spoken regrets, or great sadness.
• Health care workers should be particularly sensitive during this time and allow patients to express their grief, and its also important for health care workers to let patients know that it is okay to be depressed.

Acceptannce

• The final stage of grief is acceptance. During this stage, patients accept the fact that they are going to die. They may spend the rest of their days settling unfinished business and helping family and friends cope.
• Health care workers should be sure to continue to provide emotional support and gentle touches of reassurance, even if the patient seems satisfied or resigned to their fate.