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Middle Childhood

6 - 11 years

Amount of growth in a year

2 - 3''; 5 - 7 lbs

Show better performance in gross motor skills

Boys

Show better performance in fine motor skills

Girls

Leading causes of death in this age group

Accidents (cars, etc.), cancer (leukemia, etc.)

Complications of obesity

Respiratory and orthopedic problems; high blood pressure; elevated cholesterol; Type 2 diabetes; low self-esteem; depression; peer interaction problems

Causes of obesity

Changes in diet; time spent watching TV; inadequate levels of exercise

Prevention of obesity

Parental influence: encouraging healthy eating habits, limiting access sugary food and beverages, encouraging physical activities, being healthy role models

Dyslexia

Disability for spelling/reading

Dysgraphia

Severe impairment in writing ability

Dyscalcula

Severe impairment in ability to calculate numbers

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; a disability showing inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity; an inability to process information quickly and usably

Piaget's Concrete Operations

Stage that lasts from 7 to 11 years; children can perform concrete operations and can apply logical reason to concrete examples

Cognitive gains for children in this age group

Conservation; reversibility; empathy; seriation

Cognitive losses for this age group

Animism; centration; egocentrism

Seriation

Ability to order info (lengths; lists)

Intelligence

Problem-solving skills and ability to learn from and adapt to life's everyday experiences

Individual Differences

The stable, consistent ways in which people are different from each other

Mental Retardation

A condition of limited mental ability in which an individual has a low IQ and has difficulty adapting to everyday life; a score below 70 on intelligence tests

Giftedness

Above-average intelligence and/or superior talent for something; a score of 130 or higher on intelligence tests