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1. Human Growth and Development - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK567767/
Description: WEBMar 8, 2023 · Objectives: Describe the stages of growth and development. Review the factors affecting growth and development. Outline the methods for growth measurements and standard screening tools for developmental assessment.
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2. Introduction to Growth and Development - Pediatrics - MSD …
Link: https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/growth-and-development/introduction-to-growth-and-development
Description: WEBDevelopment is growth in function and capability. Both processes depend on genetic, nutritional, and environmental factors. When describing physical and emotional development in children, it is useful to define certain age-based groups:
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3. Child Development: Developmental Milestones, Stages & Delays
Link: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/21559-child-development
Description: WEBChild development refers to how your child grows and changes over time. Experts divide child growth and development into four areas: Physical development refers to strength and physical skills. Cognitive development involves thinking and problem-solving. Language development refers to communication and understanding.
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4. What is Growth and Development? – Introduction to Psychology
Link: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/intropsychology/chapter/what-is-growth-and-development/
Description: WEBThey view development as a lifelong process that can be studied scientifically across three developmental domains—physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development. Physical development involves growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness.
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5. Child Growth and Development - Open Textbook Library
Link: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/750
Description: WEBWelcome to Child Growth and Development. This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life.
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6. Human development | Description, Rate, Growth, & Puberty
Link: https://www.britannica.com/science/human-development
Description: WEBhuman development, the process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity. Human growth is far from being a simple and uniform process of becoming taller or larger. As a child gets bigger, there are changes in shape and in tissue composition and distribution.
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7. Child Development Basics | CDC
Link: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/facts.html
Description: WEBFeb 23, 2023 · Print. 1 in 3 children don’t get enough sleep. Children with special health care needs are especially at risk. Learn more. Physical Developmental Delays: What to look for. Healthy Development. The early years of a child’s life are very important for their health and development.
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8. Human Growth and Development - PubMed
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33620844/
Description: WEBMar 8, 2023 · In the context of childhood development, growth is defined as an irreversible constant increase in size, and development is defined as growth in psychomotor capacity. Both processes are highly dependent on …
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9. Introduction to development (article) | Khan Academy
Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/developmental-biology/development-and-differentiation/a/introduction-to-development
Description: WEBKey points: A multicellular organism develops from a single cell (the zygote) into a collection of many different cell types, organized into tissues and organs. Development involves cell division, body axis formation, tissue and organ development, and cell differentiation (gaining a final cell type identity).
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10. Growth and development - Osmosis Video Library
Link: https://www.osmosis.org/learn/Growth_and_development
Description: WEBSummary. In humans, growth and development are processes that start from the moment we're conceived and continue throughout our lives. Growth refers to the physical changes that involve an increase in the body 's weight and height, and a change in the body 's appearance and functioning.
