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In this chapter we looked at:

  • Patterns of growth in the brain and body
  • Health and nutrition
  • Exercise, fitness, and organized sports
  • Physical health concerns
  • Mental health disorders

In the next chapter we will be examining cognitive development theories and theorists. We will learn about information processing; attention, memory, and planning in middle childhood. We will also see how school age children learn language and how intelligence is measured.[1]

  1. Child Growth and Development by Jennifer Paris, Antoinette Ricardo, & Dawn Rymond licensed under CC BY 4.0 ↵

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