Ages and

Development
Health Education 2

Presented by: Teacher JB

 Table of contents

01 Infancy 04 Teenage

02 Preschool Age 05 Adulthood

03 School Age
06
Elderly/Old Age
Introduction
Infancy Newborn to two years old

Newborn First two weeks after birth

Baby Between 2 weeks and two

years
Physical Aspect

- Rapid Physical
Changes
- Cephalocaudal
- Proximodistal
Mental and Emotional
Aspect

- Calmness &
Excitement
- Anger & Fear
- Differentiate
emotions
 Social Aspect

- Imitate behaviors
- Make eye contact
and babble
- 4-7 month
connection with their
mom.
 Intellectual Aspect

7-11months differentiate
face and imitate the voice
1-2 years able to
distinguish figures and
colors.
Pronounce some words.
 Preschool Age

- 3-6 years old

- 3 years old called “Toddler”
- 4-6 Kindergartener
- Grow fast in this period
- Adaptation to their environment
- Learning appropriate social
behavior.
Physical
Aspect

- Slow physical changes

- From a fat and round
body which is not
proportional.
 Mental
and
Emotional
aspects

- Strong emotional
reactions “tantrums”
- fear darkness,
jealous.
 Social
Aspects

- Self-confident, they want

freedom like to have friends,
possessive.
- As they grow they want to
play in groups
- Their interest keeps changing.
 Intellectual
Aspects

- 3 yrs. Old Talk, count and

answer questions
- 4 yrs. Old identity gender
draws a simple picture
- 5
 School
Age

Ages of 7 and 12 years old.

Grade 1 to 6.
Development is influenced by
family and school
 Physical
Aspect

- Slower rate of growth - Head circumference (1

than previous stages. cm per 3 yrs.)
- Gain 4-5cm - Boys muscles are strong.
approximately. - Primary tooth fall out and
- gain 2 kg each year. replaced by permanent
- 10 yrs. old. About 27 teeth.
kg.,130cm in height. - Dentition is complete
- 6-10 are taller than girls. between 18-30 yrs old.
 Mental and
Emotional
Aspects

- Develop positive emotions

such as love, compassion,
and pity.
- They also develop hatred,
anger, and jealousy
- Suppressed emotions lead
to stress and lead to
psychosomatic disorders
 Social
Aspect

- Very adaptive
- Attached to their peer group
- focus more of studying
- Stronger connections to
school friends and teachers.
- Distant more with family
members.
 Intellectual
Aspect

- Absorbing knowledge and gaining experiences in

their surroundings.
- 7-9 yrs. old developing more of complex thinking
process.
- Greater understand of spoken language and better
control of their bodies and movements.
- 10-12 yrs. Old will learn how to plan and improve
creativity.