The document discusses growth, development, and maturation from infancy to adolescence. It defines the key terms and outlines the major developmental periods from prenatal to adolescence. The characteristics of growth and development are described as continuous, orderly processes that proceed in predictable stages and sequences from head to tail and center to periphery. Factors like heredity, environment, nutrition, and illness can influence growth. Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial developments are discussed for each developmental period.

3. DEFINATION
 GROWTH:
It is the process of physical maturation result in an
increase in size of the body and various organs.It occurs by
multiplication of cells and an increase in intracellular
substance.
 DEVELEPMENT
It is process of functional and physiological maturation
of an individual. It is progressive increase in skills and
capacity to function. It also includes psychological,
emotional and behavioral changes.
 MATURATION:
It is an increase in competence and change in behavior
and ability to function at higher level depending upon the
genetic inheritance.

4. IMPORTANCE OF GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
Expectation
Assessment
Detect deviation
Ascertain need
Provide nursing care
Guidance to parents and
caregiver
Develop rapport

5. CHARECTERISTICS
 It is a continuous and orderly process with
individual difference and each unique to each
child.
 Its proceeds by stages and its sequence are
predictable.
 There is a co-ordination between increase in size
and maturation.
 They processes in cephalocaudal (i.e. from the
head to the tail) and proximodistal (i.e. from the
center to the midline of periphery) direction.

6. CONTI……
Initial mass activities and movements are
replaced by specific.
Rate of growth and development are inter-
related and rapid in infancy and puberty,
but slow in preschool and school age.
Growth and development depend on
combination of interdependent factors
especially by heredity and environment.

8. PRENATAL PERIOD-
Ovum: 0-14 days after
conception
Embryo: 14 days to 8 weeks
Fetus 8th week to birth

9.  POSTNATAL PERIOD-
 Neonate: from birth to 4th week of life
 Infancy: 1st yr of life
 Toddler:1 to 3 yrs
 Preschool child: 3 to 6 yrs
 Schooled: gills- 6 to10 yrs boys- 6 to 12 yrs
 Adolescent : from puberty to adulthood

10.  Prepubescent( early adolescent/ late childhood)
• 10-12 yrs
• 12-14 yrs
 Pubescent (middle adolescent)
• 12-14 yrs
• 14-16 yrs
 Post pubescent (late adolescent)
• 14- 18 yrs
• 16- 20 yrs

11. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTAL
PERIOD
1. Prenatal period- conception to
birth
 Physical developments
 Cognitive developments

12. CONTI…
2. Infancy to toddler- birth to 3 Years
Physical developments
Cognitive development
Psychosocial development

13. 3. Early childhood- 3yrs to 6 yrs
Physical developments
Cognitive development
Psychosocial development

14. 4. Middle childhood- 6yrs to 11 yrs
Physical developments
Cognitive development
Psychosocial development

15. 5. Adolescence- 11yrs to 20 yrs
Physical developments
Cognitive developments
Psychosocial developments

16. ASPECTS
PERSONAL MOTOR SOCIAL LANGUAGE

17. TEETHING
 first tooth usually appears between
the ages of 5 and 7 months.
the two middle bottom teeth come
through the gums first, followed by
the middle four upper teeth. By the
time children are 30 months (2 and
1/2 years) of age, all 20 baby teeth
are usually present.

19. BONE GROWTH
osteoblasts come in and convert the
cartilage to bone
cells in the growth plate first
produce more cartilage to extend
the bone

21.  Development follows a pattern
 Development proceeds from general
to specific responses
 Development is a continuous
process
 Different aspects of growth develop
at different rates
 Most traits are correlated in
development

22.  Growth is complex
 Growth is a product of the interaction
of the organism and environment
 There are wide individual differences in
growth
 Growth is both quantitative and
qualitative
 Development is predictable

24.  Heredity
 Sex
 Pollution
 Race
 PRENATAL FACTORS
• Maternal malnutrition
• Maternal infection
• Matrenal substance abuse
• Maternal illness
• Hormones

25. POSTNATAL FACTORS
 Growth potential
 Nutrition
 Childhood illness
 Physical
environment
 Psychological
environment
 Cultural influences
 Socioeconomic
 Climate and sesean
 Play and exercise
 Affective and
educational factors

26. CONCLUSION
Growth and development is one of the
important subjects of psychology. It is
essential for every teacher and parents
know the fundamentals of growth and
development. Good, effective teaching and
guidance depend on the study of growth
and development. Effective learning takes
place when learning situations are
arranged in accordance with the growth
and development.

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