Physical Changes in Early Childhood
In early childhood around the age of three, children tend to take on a more slender look as their abdominal muscles start to develop. In addition, early childhood is a time where legs, hands and trunk grow longer and although their heads are still relatively large, body proportions are becoming more adult-like. In early childhood, children typically grow anywhere between 5 to 8 cm and gain an average of 2 to 3 kilogram a year. On average, boys tend to be taller and heavier than girls at the same age because boys have more muscle per kilogram of body weight, whereas girls tend to have more fatty tissue (Papalia, Diane E., Olds, Sally Wendkos.Feldman, Ruth Duskin, 2008).
In early childhood around the age of three, children tend to take on a more slender look as their abdominal muscles start to develop. In addition, early childhood is a time where legs, hands and trunk grow longer and although their heads are still relatively large, body proportions are becoming more adult-like. In early childhood, children typically grow anywhere between 5 to 8 cm and gain an average of 2 to 3 kilogram a year. On average, boys tend to be taller and heavier than girls at the same age because boys have more muscle per kilogram of body weight, whereas girls tend to have more fatty tissue (Papalia, Diane E., Olds, Sally Wendkos.Feldman, Ruth Duskin, 2008).