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Factors that affect childhood growth and development

Differentation

The gradual Progression from the gross global movement patterns of infants to the more refined and functinal movements of children as they mature

Integration

Refers to the coodinated interaction of opposing musle and sensory system

Early childhood development

Motor Characteristics

Growth procedds at a slow steady pace

Cognitive Characteristics

Fantastic imagination

Affective Characteristics

They are often fearful of

new situations shy, self contious, and

unwilling to leave the security of what is

familiar

Later childhood development

Motor Characterisics

Growth is slow but steady, espesially

from the age of eight to the end of this period

Cognitive Characteristics

Childrens attention is often very focused,

especially for activities that are of great

personal interest. They are intellectually

focused and want to know "why".

Basketball Skills

Stability

Dodging, guarding, picking,

blocking, cutting, and faking

locomotor

Running, sliding, leaping, and jumping

Manipulitive

Passing, catching, shooting,

dribbling, tipping, blocking, and

rebounding

Phases of Motor Development

Approximate age Periods of Development

The stages of Motor Development

Specialized

Movement Phase

14 years old and up

11 to 13 years old

7 to 10 years old

Lifelong Utilization stage

Application stage

Transistion stage

Fundemental Movement

Phase

6 to 7 years old

4 to 5 years old

2 to 3 years old

Mature stage

elementary stage

initial stage

Rudimentary Movement

Phase

1 to 2 years old

Birth to 1 year old

Precontrol stage

Reflex inhibition stage

Reflexive Movement

Phase

4 months to 1 year old

In utero to 4 months old

Information decoding stage

Information encoding stage

Initial Stage

Developing a fundemental skill, children

make their first observable and purposeful

attempts at performing the task

Elementary Stage

Fundemenal Movement skill development

is typical of the performance of three-to five-year-old

children. The elemenary stage of development appears to

to depend primarily on maturation.

Mature Stage

Fundemental Movement skill development is characterized by

he integration of all the component parts

of a patteren of a movement into a well

coordinated, mechanically correct, and efficient act.

Nutirtion

Exercise

Illness

Lifestyle

Children are active and energeic and would rather run then walk

The physiques of boys and girls are remarkably similar

Children at this sage are increadingly able to express their thoughts and ideas verbally

Children learn the "how" and "why" fo their actions though active play

They are learning to distinguish

right from wrong and are beginning to

develop and concious.