This document discusses the growth and development of 8-10 year old children. It outlines their typical physical measurements including weight, height, pulse, and blood pressure. It also describes their motor, self-care, sensory, psychosocial, intellectual, language, and play development. This includes participating in organized sports, drawing people with many parts, selecting their own clothes, understanding abstract concepts, using shorter sentences, and enjoying dramatic play and hobbies with friends. The document recommends providing various materials and activities to stimulate children's creative and motor development.

1. GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF 8-10 YR
SCHOOL GOING
Mrs. D. Melba sahaya sweety
M.Sc nursing
Pediatric speciality
Gimsar

2. WEIGHT :- Approximately 22 – 32
kg and gains 3.8 kg
HEIGHT :- Approximately 121.5 –
136.5 cm
PULSE :- 85 + or – 10 be/mt
RESPIRATION :- 20 + or – 3 per/mt
BLOOD PRESSURE :- 102/60 + or –
16/10
PHYSICAL OR BIOLOGIC DEVELOPMENT

3. GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
Performs tricks on bicycles; and races

4. GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
Begins to participate in organized
sports , like base ball , soccer

5. GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
Throws a ball skillfully, over hand and
underhand

6. FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
Use both hands independently

7. FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
Draws a person with 18-20 parts and
print fluently , cursive writing improved

8. SELF CARE ( FEEDING SKILLS)
Handles eating utensils skillfully

9. SELF CARE( DRESSING AND GROOMING SKILL
Dressing self completely; enjoys
selecting own clothes

10. SELF CARE ( DRESSING AND GROOMING SKILL
Unaware of dirty clothes and Need to be
reminded to brush teeth

11. SENSORY DEVELOPMENT
Visual Acuity 20/20

12. PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Sense of Industry Vs Inferiority
• Concerned about
relationships with
others
• Begins hero worship
• Relationship with
siblings improved
• Aware of
appropriate sexual
role

13. PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMEN
Latency Stage (6- 12 yrs)
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Mythical Literal Faith
MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Conventional Morality
Stage 3 (7 – 9 yrs)
Stage 4 (10 – 12 yrs)
We need law and order

14. INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Concrete Operational Stage
• Memory span increasing
• Time – usually punctual
• Ashamed of failure
•Learn to understand
and us abstract
symbols and caries
out mental
operations

15. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE
• Follows suggestion
better than
commands

16. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE
• Begins to use
shorter and more
compact sentence
• Is gregarious

17. PLAY STIMULATION
• Prefers companionship in
play
• Enjoys dramatic play
• Hobbies begins to
develop
•Provide Puppets, dolls,
paints, crayons, drawing
materials ,clay, magic
tricks, dance lessons,
musical instruments for
creative activity

18. PLAY STIMULATION
Provide Puppets, dolls,
paints, crayons, drawing
materials ,clay, magic
tricks, dance lessons,
musical instruments for
creative activity

19. PLAY STIMULATION
Provide Bicycles, Jump
ropes, Punching bags,
roller skates, bat/balls,
gymnastic equipment
for motor activity