Middle and Late

Childhood (Physical
Dimesion)
Chapter 2

Prepared by: Boyles, Jessa Mae C.

 Middle Childhood
 Ratesof growth generally slow during middle childhood.
Typically, a child will gain about 5-7 pounds a year and grow
about 2 inches per year.
 Growth spurt tends to happen earlier in girls (around 9-10) than
it does in boys (around age 11-12). Because of this, girls are
often taller than boys.
 Childrenin middle childhood tend to slim down and gain
muscle strength and lung capacity making it possible to engage
in strenuous physical activity for long periods of time.
 The brain reaches its adult size at about 7.
 Children of this
age tend to
sharpen their
abilities to
perform both
gross motor
skills such as
riding a bike and
fine motor skills
such as cutting
their fingernails.
Most children lose their first tooth around age 6, then
continue to lose teeth for the next 6 years. In general,
children lose their teeth in the middle of the mouth first
and then lose the teeth next to those in sequence over
the 6-year span. By 12, generally all of the teeth are
permanent teeth.
Firstgrade children can print all letters of the alphabet
on to cursive writing.
Gross skills and hand-eye coordination are improved
with agility and balance added.
 Late Childhood
Height- The annual increase in height is 2 to 3
inches. The average 11 year old girl is 58 inches tall
and average boy of the same age is 57.3 tall.
Weight- Weight increase is more variable than height
increase, ranging from 3-5 more pounds annually.
The average eleven-year-old girl weighs 88.5 pounds,
and the average boy of the same age weighs 85.5
pounds.
 BODY
PROPORTION
 Some of the facial disproportions disappear as
the mouth and jaw become larger.
 The forehead broadens and flattens.
 Lips fill out.
 Nose becomes larger and acquires more shape.
 The trunk elongates and becomes slimmer.
 Neck becomes longer.
 BODY
PROPORTION
 Chest abdomen flattens
 Arm and legs lengthen
 Hands and feet grow larger, but a slow
rate.
Homeliness- the body disproportions, so pronounced
during late childhood are primarily responsible for the
increase in homeliness at this time.
 Carelessgrooming and a tendency to wear clothes like
those of peers, regardless of their becomingness,
contribute to homeliness.
 Muscle-Fat Ration- fat tissues develop more rapidly
than muscle tissues which have a marked growth spurt
beginning at puberty.
Teeth-by the onset of puberty, a child normally
has twenty-eight of the thirty-two permanent
teeth. The last four, the wisdom teeth, erupt during
adolescence.
Late childhood skills
Hurlock (1982) classified these skills into: Self-help
skills, social-help skills, school skills and play skills.
 Self-Help skills
 Social-Help skills
 School skills
 Play skills
 Handedness
References:

Acero, Victorina D., Javier, Evelyn S., Castro, Herminia O.

September 2011, Child and Adolescent Development, Rex book
store, Manila, Philippines.

Anonat, Rosa D., 2009, Child and Adolescent Development,

Books Atbp. Publishinh Corp. 707 Tiaga Cor. Kasipagan street,
Barangka Drive, Mandaluyong City.