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L4 Assignment 1

L4 Assignment 1

Q Read/study Chapter Five of the textbook Children: Physical Development in Infancy. Using excellent grammar and spelling, create and submit Two-Column Notes on Chapter Five. Make sure to explain each section and item in your own words. Where appropriate add an example. If you need to use the textbook's words, they must be have "quotation marks" before and after each phrase you use.

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How do infants grow and develop physically Patterns and Growth - Cephalocaudal pattern: a sequence in which growth begins from top to bottom. - Proximodistal pattern: a sequence in which growth begins at the center of the body and move towards the extremities. Height and weight - Average North American newborn: 20 inches long and weighs around 7 ½ pounds. - Growth rate of infants in the first year is 1 inch per month - Nearly triple their weight by the first birthday.