1.- Childhood

Childhood

• Stage of human development– from birth

– to about the age of twelve (12)

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The Dalai Lama

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Childhood

• The body changes very quickly.– Which parts of the

body change?

Childhood

• We learn a lot of things from our families and at school

Childhood

• We make our first (1st) friends

Childhood

• We learn to relate to other people.

Changes in the body

• A baby’s head is very big compared to its body when it’s born.

Changes in the body

• Babies gain a lot of weight in their first year of life

Childhood

• Babies grow a lot in

their first year of life.

1 day old1 month old 2 months old

Five months old Six months old

How old do you think I am?

Let’s predict.

Changes in the body

• After the first year, the body becomes longer and thinner.

Changes in the body

• The head is not so big

• We gain weight and grow more slowly

Changes in the body

• A baby’s teeth start to come out after four months.

• The first teeth are milk teeth .

Milk teeth

• The milk teeth fall out from the age of six (6) onwards.

Permanent teeth

• The milk teeth are replaced by permanent teeth.

Permanent teeth

• Permanent teeth are fully formed by the time we are adults.

CHILDHOOD

Description

Stage of human development from birth to about the age of 12

Characteristics

Body changes very quickly

We learn a lot of things from

families school

We make our first friends

We learn to relate to other people

CHILDHOODChanges in the body

Teeth

Baby After 1st year

Longer body Thinner body

Grow more slowly

Milk teeth Permanent teeth

Fall out (+6 years)

Big head