The nature of human growth
The formation of the human body begins from the moment of the confluence of male gametes in the female gamet 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 static state is not constant, and subjected to physical development anatomical and mental cognitive, emotional and social, so as to ensure the identification of individual personality and behavioral and skill building, and does not stop the process of evolution at a certain stage, But it begins to slow down later in life, in response to the year of life of the pyramid, 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 the evolution of changes in all successive developmental 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: From the age of six to nine years.
- Late Childhood: From the age of nine to the age of twelve.
- Adolescent stage: 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 maturity: It is divided into two phases: the youth stage, including the third and fourth decades, and the stage of maturity, 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
Children’s growth was classified into four stages as follows:
The prenatal stage
This stage 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 by many internal factors such as genetic factors, physical physiological traits, certain diseases, 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, maternal nutrition and psychosis during pregnancy, the use of medical drugs and the exposure of the mother to radiation, all this affects the fetus and its interactions, behaviors and future growth. If the mother has positive attitudes toward her child, 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 organism to an interacting organism, responding to the stimuli around him, and from an individual dependent 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 everything that surrounds him, and his growth at this stage is fast but slower than the previous stages, and distinguishes this stage the balance of physiological processes, The child’s mental processes are characterized by understanding, remembering, and imagining, and his ability to focus attention gradually increases. Although his creative ability is at its peak at this stage, his thinking is purely physical. He does not understand abstractions. The linguistic development of the child is rapid, manifested in linguistic achievement, increased vocabulary, or self-expression and understanding of the adult language around him , Improves pronunciation and the integrity of character exits, this stage is also called pre-school.
Middle childhood
This stage is characterized by a quiet growth process for both the early childhood and the subsequent adolescence. It is also the appropriate period for the process of socialization and the instilling of moral values. 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 expansion of social circle and independence from 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 different 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, His ability to imitate tradition, sometimes called the 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, and in this period the child’s understanding of abstract meanings such as honesty, honesty, lying, etc., develops and develops the child’s self-ability to internal control of 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.