The formation of the human body begins from the moment of the confluence of male gametes in the female gamete in the womb of the mother and follows a path of changes that qualifies him to be a human being. He is a natural person who performs all his physical and mental activities easily and easily. As a child, he undergoes constant changes that result in his changing age and mental development. His constant state of static is not fixed, and is subjected to physical development anatomical and mental, cognitive, emotional and social, so as to ensure the identification of individual personality and behavior and skill building, and does not stop the process of evolution at a certain stage, But it begins to slow down in the later stages of life, in response to the year of life of the pyramid and aging and then death.
The process of growth is the series of changes within the life cycle of a living person from the moment of zygote formation to death. It can be defined as the process of sequencing and progress of changes in all successive evolutionary aspects of the organism and is applied in a systematic, consistent and systematic manner.
Growing stages
The life stages of a person are divided throughout his life from his formation in the mother's womb to death as follows:
- Prenatal: Includes embryonic life of the child from conception to birth.
- Infancy stage: It is called the cradle stage, and lasts from the moment the child is born until the age of two years.
- Early Childhood: Starts from the age of two to six years. Middle childhood: It starts from the age of six years to nine years.
- Late Childhood: From the age of nine to the age of twelve. Adolescence: Teenage stage begins from the age of 12-21.
- Maturity: It starts from the end of adolescence until the beginning of the third decade of life.
- The stage of adulthood: It is divided into two stages: the youth stage, including the third and fourth decades, and the stage of adulthood, which includes the fifth and sixth decades.
- Age or old age: It begins with the end of the seventh decade until death.
Stages of growth of children
Child growth was classified into four stages as follows:
The prenatal stage
This phase is from the beginning of the embryo within the womb of the mother from the moment fertilization of the egg and even the process of birth and his arrival to the real world, and this stage is particularly important for the establishment of sound psychological growth, and the process of changes and developments that get the fetus in this period, and affect the process Later, the fetus is affected during pregnancy by many internal factors such as genetic factors of physical physiological traits, some diseases, the level of mental intelligence and others.
The growth of the fetus may also be affected by external or environmental factors such as diseases that may be experienced by the pregnant mother, nutrition and psychological mother during pregnancy, and the treatment of medical drugs and exposure of the mother to radiation, all this affects the fetus and its interactions and behavior and growth in the future, if the mother has positive attitudes towards child birth, A stable psychological state and good nutrition, and not exposed to any external factors negatively affect the fetus, it leads to the birth of a child stable and stable.
Infancy stage
In this stage, the child moves from a living object to an interesting organism, responding to the stimuli around him clearly, from an individual depends on his mother in all his vital functions to a physiologically independent individual. This stage is also the stage of the child's full activity to know his world, The child's progress at this stage shows the individual differences between him and his peers, as he begins to acquire and learn the language, and the formation of social behavior and concept of himself, and show the emotions of the child at this stage in the form and Such as joy, laughter, crying and other emotions that respond to the stimuli around him, and the most important factors affecting the child at this stage weaning, and the emergence of teeth, and the child learn to use the bathroom.
Early childhood
After learning the child in his previous stage the basis of his kinetic, linguistic, social and other skills, his tendency to movement and purity is increasing to increase his knowledge of his world and all that surrounds him, and his growth at this stage is fast but slower than the previous stages, and this phase distinguishes the balance of physiological processes, And the child is characterized by mental intelligence, he wants to know everything about everything that raises his attention, so much questions and shows the child's mental processes of understanding, memory and imagination, and develops his ability to focus attention little by little Although his creative ability is at its peak at this stage, his thinking is purely physical, he does not understand abstractions, and the child's linguistic development is rapid, manifested in linguistic achievement, increased vocabulary, or self-expression and understanding of the adult language around him , Improves pronunciation and integrity of character exits, and this stage is also called pre-school.
Middle childhood
This stage is characterized by a quiet growth process for both early childhood and subsequent adolescence. It is also the appropriate period for the process of socialization, the instilling of moral values, and the child has an extra activity which makes him live a full life. The child is living at this stage the actual exit of the school, and thus the widening of its social circle and independence from its parents, and the formation of friendships, and the practice of team play, which opens the child new prospects for himself and my friends At this stage, the child loses most of his or her white teeth. All permanent teeth grow at the end of late childhood. During this period, the child can form long composite sentences. The child's ability to express from the oral to the written expression increases over time. From one study stage to another.
Late Childhood
In this stage, the child tends to control and practice various games, especially those that require many skills, so that he is better able to control his movements, increase his speed and strength, and accept the child to read stories, It shows its ability to tradition, sometimes called stage of adventure and heroism.
The importance of this stage lies in the fact that the child becomes almost in control of reading skills, developing the ability to understand and influence. In this period, the child's understanding of abstract meanings such as honesty, honesty, lying, etc., develops and develops the child's internal ability to develop internal behavior. A logical dialogue, with social interaction with peers, where the group of comrades form the community's great community environment.
The importance of knowing the stages of growth in childhood
Parents and children must have sufficient knowledge of the stages of child development, physical, mental and emotional changes, and the natural development of the child in his developmental process to observe deficiencies in any of these aspects; to make the necessary positive intervention, and to understand the child's behaviors and emotions The external and internal influences that affect the conduct of these behaviors and meet the needs at each of these stages, and should be briefed on the disorders expected to pass the child, and how to deal with, and control, and appropriate ways to Treat them.
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