Transcript IT’S TIME TO PLAY..

IT’S TIME TO PLAY..
GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
FACT OR
FALLACY!!
It takes about nine months
for a fetus to fully develop.
• FACT
The first stage of growth is
infancy.
• FALLACY
By the time you leave
infancy, all of your major
organs have formed.
• FALLACY
Childhood begins at
about age 2 and extends
to about age 12.
• FACT
Most 12 year olds are in
their childhood stage of
development.
• FALLACY
You know when you begin
adulthood when puberty
begins.
• FALLACY
Meeting new people is
an example of an
emotional change.
• FALLACY
During infancy you learn to
catch a ball.
• FALLACY
Girls tend to have a
second growth spurt before
boys.
• FACT
During childhood you learn
many health skills that
become habits you will use
the rest of your life.
• FACT
You know you are an adult
when you move away from
home and get married.
• FALLACY
You will stop growing
during adulthood.
• FALLACY
Your endocrine system
controls how your bones
and muscles grow.
• FALLACY
The thyroid gland makes a
hormone that controls
changes in weight and
emotions.
• FACT
The organs found in the
endocrine system are
glands.
• FACT
During adolescence you
may change the way you
think about friends and
family members.
• FACT
The only real changes an
adolescent goes through
are physical.
• FALLACY