PROJECT ON

GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT
SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

Mrs. Vikashini P. Ms. Assumpta Johncy M.

Assistant Professor Ms. Evangeline Jennifer P H

Department of Community Health Nursing Mrs. Irin Dorathy

PSG College of Nursing. Mrs. Narayanasamy Alli

Ms. Sangeetha C.

Ms. Sathyapriya S

Ms. Vijiyalakshmi P

M. Sc. Nursing I Year

PSG College of Nursing

 GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT –
NEONATE AND INFANCY
NEONATE (BIRTH TO 1 MONTH)
HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE
CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE
LENGTH AND HEIGHT
WEIGHT
ROOTING REFLEX
INFANCY (1-12 MONTHS)
GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
Toddler (1-3yrs)
Pre school
(3-5yrs)
 1 year:
Gross motor skills:
Walk without help
Fine motor skills:
Scribbles spontaneously
 2 years :
Physical
development:

Primary dentition of 16 teeth

Gross motor skills:
Kicks ball forward without over
balancing

Fine motor skills:

Builds tower of 6 or 7 cubes

3 years:
Physical development:
May have day time bladder
control

Gross motor skills:

Jump with both feet

Fine motor skills:

In drawing, imitates vertical &
horizontal strokes
 4 years:
Gross motor skills:
Catches ball
 Fine motor skills:
Uses scissors successfully to cut
out picture following
 5 years:
Gross motor skills:
Jump rope
Fine motor skills:
Ties shoelaces
Language/speech development:

1 year – 6 to 8 words
2 years – 300 words
3 years – 900 words
4 years – 1500 words
5 years – 2100 words
 GROWTH
AND
DEVELOPMENT–
MIDDLE
CHILD HOOD
GROWTH OF SCHOOLER
(6-12 YEARS)
 6 Years - Motor changes
Central mandible incisor erupt
Loses first tooth
Likes to draw, print color
 Mental changes
Develops concepts of numbers
Knows right and left hands
Define common objects
 7 years Motor changes
Repeats performance to master them

More cautious in approaches to new

performances
Repeats 3 numbers backward
8 years Motor effects
Movement fluid, often graceful and
poised
Always on the go, jump, chase, skips

Mental effects:
Gives similarities and differences between
two things from memory
Reads more, may plan to wake up early just
to read.
9 years Motor effects:
Dresses self completely
More limber, bones grow faster than
ligaments
 Mental effects
More aware of time
 10 years Motor effects
Posture is more similar to an adult
Perform tricks on bicycle-races participate
in sports.
Mental effects:
Writes brief stories
11 years Motor effects
Dresses neatly
 Mental effects
Uses telephone for practical purposes

Knows right and wrong

12 years Motor effects
Pubescent changes may begin to appear

Mental effects
Responds to magazine, radio or other
advertising

Play (Competitive play)

Psychosocial development
(Erick Erickson)
 [Sense of industry Vs Inferiority]

Industry –involved in providing a service.

Inferiority – A state of feeling less important
Psycho sexual (Freud)
[Latent phase]
 Associate with same sex

Spiritual development (Fowler)

Mythical literal faith
Follows the rituals practiced in the
family/society
Intellectual development (Jean Piaget)
 Concrete operational stage
Able to understand, read and write
Development problem solving abilities
Language/speech development:
20,000 – 30,000 words
 GROWTH
AND
DEVELOPMENT –
ADULTHOOD
YOUNG ADULTHOOD - STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT
Transforms a child into an adult
Sexual Maturation
Rapid Growth and Development
Best Physical Condition:
Strong, Sharp Senses
Memory and Thinking (Cognitive) Abilities
– Highest
MIDDLE ADULTHOOD STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT
Satisfaction and Self-Worth
Mid-Life Crisis
 Cognitive - Memory Loss
Reduced Ability to Perform Tasks
LATE ADULTHOOD STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT
Relaxed Enjoying
Physiological Changes
Physiological Changes
The Final Transition: Dying
THANK YOU