Unit 4 seminar child and adolescent psychology

Unit 4 seminar Child and Adolescent Psychology Student’s Name Department of Psychology, Purdue University Global PS220: Child and Adolescent Psychology Tutor Date Main points Body Growth in Middle Childhood including Skeletal Growth and Motor Development When a child is in the middle childhood stage, his/her body grows at a slower and regular rate. At this stage, females are shorter than males until around age 9, when this tendency reverses (PS220_Unit _4_Seminar_Slides, 2024). Skeletal growth involves bones growing and widening, with muscles not yet firmly attached, leading to unusual flexibility. On the other hand, Motor growth shows an increase in gross-motor abilities such as balance and agility and development in fine-motor skills such as academic skills for example writing. Individual Differences Individual differences in body growth mirror both heredity and environment. Body structure, family revenue, and guardian inspiration affect motor skill development. Boys' gross-motor dominance is a result of social settings rather than inherent advantage (PS220_Unit _4_Seminar_Slides, 2024). Puberty Puberty marks the transition to adolesce...