{"id":554,"date":"2021-01-13T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T22:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/lifespandevelopment\/?post_type=part&#038;p=554"},"modified":"2021-02-01T17:26:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T22:26:27","slug":"5-middle-and-late-childhood","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/lifespandevelopment\/part\/5-middle-and-late-childhood\/","title":{"raw":"5: Middle and Late Childhood","rendered":"5: Middle and Late Childhood"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"skills\">\r\n<table class=\"shaded\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\r\n<h2 class=\"boxtitle\">Learning Objectives: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Summarize the overall physical growth<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the changes in brain maturation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the positive effects of sports<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe reasons for a lack of participation in youth sports<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain current trends regarding being overweight in childhood, the negative consequences of excess weight, the lack of recognition of being overweight, and interventions to normalize weight<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Middle and late childhood spans the ages between early childhood and adolescence, approximately ages 6 to 11. Children gain greater control over the movement of their bodies, mastering many gross and fine motor skills that eluded the younger child. Changes in the brain during this age enable not only physical development, but contributes to greater reasoning and flexibility of thought. School becomes a big part of middle and late childhood, and it expands their world beyond the boundaries of their own family. Peers start to take center-stage, often prompting changes in the parent-child relationship. Peer acceptance also influences children\u2019s perception of self and may have consequences for emotional development beyond these years.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"skills\">\n<table class=\"shaded\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<h2 class=\"boxtitle\">Learning Objectives: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Summarize the overall physical growth<\/li>\n<li>Describe the changes in brain maturation<\/li>\n<li>Describe the positive effects of sports<\/li>\n<li>Describe reasons for a lack of participation in youth sports<\/li>\n<li>Explain current trends regarding being overweight in childhood, the negative consequences of excess weight, the lack of recognition of being overweight, and interventions to normalize weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">Middle and late childhood spans the ages between early childhood and adolescence, approximately ages 6 to 11. Children gain greater control over the movement of their bodies, mastering many gross and fine motor skills that eluded the younger child. Changes in the brain during this age enable not only physical development, but contributes to greater reasoning and flexibility of thought. School becomes a big part of middle and late childhood, and it expands their world beyond the boundaries of their own family. Peers start to take center-stage, often prompting changes in the parent-child relationship. 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