Recognizing the stages of physical development of children 6

Physical development experienced by children aged 6-9 years

Entering school age, in addition to increasingly rapid cognitive development, children also experience various rapid physical developments.

This development starts from increasing the weight and height of the child, then the child also undergoes a change of teeth, to experience the characteristics of puberty later.

The following is the physical development experienced by elementary school (SD) children based on their age:

Physical development of children aged 6 years

When school children enter the age of 6, they experience several physical growths, such as the change from baby teeth to permanent teeth.

The development of a child aged 6 years, your child will experience loose baby teeth, and toothless until his permanent teeth grow.

For height growth, the child will increase to 8 centimeters (cm).

Meanwhile, for normal weight growth, children will experience an increase of up to 2.3 kilograms (kg).

In addition, at the age of 6, body image awareness begins to take shape. This makes children more aware of what their bodies feel.

For example, your child may complain of pain in his body more often.

Even though it is quite normal, you still need to have your child's health condition checked if the child complains of pain.

The reason is, the pain may indeed be caused by certain injuries or diseases.

Interestingly, the physical development of a 6 year old child or equivalent to the beginning of elementary school (SD) is motorically able to jump well.

Motor development is a skill that involves the coordination and strength of the muscles of the body.

This 6 year old child should be able to jump over an object with a height of 25 cm.

Development of the body of a 7 year old child

If you find your child looks thinner and taller than before, you don't need to worry.

This is part of the physical development experienced by children at the age of 7 years.

In the development of a 7 year old child, he will transform into a child who has a more mature appearance than before.

In addition, children will be more active. This causes the child to tire faster.

In fact, children aged 7 years need 11 hours of sleep a day, quoting the About Kids Health page.

Even so, at this age, children experience height increase of up to 5-7.5 cm.

Not only that, the physical development of children at the age of 7 can also be marked by increasing body weight which tends to be faster.

Still at the same age, the permanent teeth of children one by one begin to grow as a substitute for baby teeth.

During the physical development period of elementary school children, you can encourage children to do light exercise regularly.

Sports for elementary school children can be aimed at increasing muscle and bone strength, for example football, gymnastic , nor play ice skating at the mall.

Physical development of children aged 8 years

According to the Wayne State University Physicians Group, developing 8 year olds are more prone to minor 'accidents' such as falling or bumping into something, especially while playing.

This might happen when the child is playing with friends on the playground.

Not only that, the physical development of children aged 8 years is shown by the size of their bodies that do not look like children, but are still teenagers.

Even so, an 8 year old child is still not the time to experience puberty.

At the age of 8 years, the child will experience body development in the form of weight gain of 2-3 kg, while the child's height will increase up to 7.5 cm.

However, this can actually be different for each child. Usually, children aged 8 years have started to pay attention to their own height and weight.

At this age, your child may still develop permanent teeth after their milk teeth begin to fall out one by one.

8 year olds also begin to show the ability to perform complex combinations of movements.

Movements that are quite complex are usually such as jumping while catching the ball, running while dribbling, and so on. In addition, the balance motion settings are also getting better, such as being able to play roller skates.

It is also hoped that children aged 8 years will be able to jump using a rope that they move themselves.

When jumping, he is also expected to be able to maintain his balance so that he does not fall easily.

Not only that, the physical development of this 8 year old child who is in elementary school is also shown through his ability to hit objects.

The ability to hit objects that are moving at low speed using a baseball bat.

Basically, the physical development of an 8 year old child in elementary school is practically good at sports.

Take, for example, running, jumping rope, and moving places with different rhythms, ranging from slow, medium, to fast.

Body development of a 9 year old child

Entering the age of 9 years, the physical development of girls is more obvious than the physical growth of boys.

The development of this 9 year old child is characterized by a faster increase in height and weight in girls than in boys.

The signs of puberty also begin to be experienced by children at the age of 9. One of them is the growth of sexual organs such as breast growth in girls.

While in boys it is usually characterized by a boy's voice changing and wet dreams.

This can be a challenge for children. This is because these changing physical developments are also accompanied by emotional developments that are still new to him.

You as a parent are expected to be ready to accompany your child to face puberty.

You can also start giving sex education to children so that they understand the developments they are experiencing.

If this process is not followed properly, it may cause body image problems for the child.

Given that at this age, body image sensitivity has been increasingly formed, it is not surprising that children pay more attention to their body hygiene.

In fact, usually children also start to care about their appearance. Not much different from the previous age, in this 9th year, your little one is still changing from baby teeth to permanent teeth.

It's just that, in contrast to previous ages, the development of motor skills at the age of 9 years is not too much.

This means that the increase experienced by children since the age of 9 is not too significant. This is because at the age of 9, children are usually good enough at jumping, running, exercising, and so on.

At this age, your child can complete physical play and can achieve his goals in playing the game.

Meanwhile, at this age, children tend to experience more physical growth sexually.