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an increase in some measured quantity, such as height or weight
growth
complex changes including an increase in skills, abilities and capabilities
development
klines on a graph to show average measurements of height, weight and head circumference. The lines represent the values of the measurements taking into account age and sex
centile/percentiles
indicate the typical age at which individuals display various behaviours and abilities
development norms
an ability achieved by most children by a certain age
milestone
physical abilities involving large body movements, such as walking and jumping
gross motor skills
physical abilities involving small body movements, especially of the hands and fingers, such as drawing and picking up a coin
fine motor skills
0-2 years
infancy
3-8 years
early childhood
9-18 years
adolescence
19-45 years
early adulthood
46-65 years
middle adulthood
65+ years
later adulthood
a period of rapid growth during which young people reach sexual maturity and become biologically capable of reproducing and secondary sex characteristics develop
puberty
chemical substances that carry messages through the body in blood
hormones
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines
menopause
