The average child grows 2 ½ inches in height and gains between 5 and 7 pounds a year during early childhood. Some of the brain’s growth in early childhood is due to an increase in the number and size of dendrites, some to myelination, and the most rapid growth occurs in the frontal lobes. The gross motor skills of a five year old is steadily improving. Children are more adventurous, they run hard and enjoy races with each other and their parents. It is not
The average child grows 2 ½ inches in height and gains between 5 and 7 pounds a year during early childhood. Some of the brain’s growth in early childhood is due to an increase in the number and size of dendrites, some to myelination, and the most rapid growth occurs in the frontal lobes. The gross motor skills of a five year old is steadily improving. Children are more adventurous, they run hard and enjoy races with each other and their parents. It is not