Human%20Development

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Human Development
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Early stages of pregnancy
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• In the first four weeks of pregnancy the baby
  will develop into a nervous system (brain, spinal
  cord, hair, and skin). The baby already has the
  foundation for thought, senses, feelings.

• http//www.pregnancy.org/pregnancy/fetaldevelopmen
  t1.php

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• On week 10, the uterus has double its size. The
  fingerprints are evident in skin. The fetus is
  now two inches long.
• On week 14, fine hair has begun to grow on the
  head. Sexual differentiation has become
  apparent. The umbilical cord transports 300
  quarts of fluids per day and completes a trip of
  fluids every 30 seconds.
• http//www.pregnancycare-center.org/Stagesofdevelo
  pment.htm

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Month five

• On the fifth month half the pregnancy has now
  passed. The fetus is about 12 inches long. The
  mother could now feel movement. By the sixth
  month oil and sweat glands are functioning. The
  fetus could use his senses on the seventh month.
  The skin begins to thicken by the eighth month.
• http//www.pregnancycare-center.org/Stagesofdevelo
  pment.htm

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Month Nine

• This is the final month of pregnancy, the baby is
  ready for birth. The average duration of
  pregnancy is 280 days from the first day of the
  mothers last menstrual period. The infant now
  weighs about 6 and 9 pounds and his heart is
  pumping about 250 gallons of blood a day.
• www.centralbap.com/...baby_pc_main_central.jpg
• http//www.pregnancycare-center.org/Stagesofdevelo
  pment.htm

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One year old

• The baby at one year old will probably begin to
  walk soon. The baby will also start to identify
  the phrases that are most familiar to him.
• http//www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/
  docs/2000/2058.asp?index6883srcnewsp
• http//starbulletin.com/2002/10/28/news/artws1a.jp
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Toddlers

• Children from the ages of one to three years old
  can be called a toddler. The time between the
  ages of two and five when they are reaching
  independence repeats itself during adolescence.
  Most children are toilet trained while they are
  toddlers.
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddler

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Children from 5-6

• At five years old the kid is about to begin
  school. Children at this age understands right
  and wrong, fair and unfair. The child can now cut
  and paste, name four to five colors, can state
  his or her age, and can tell a simple story. At
  six years of age can ride a bicycle, can tie
  shoelaces, and knows right from left.
• http//www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledetail.
  cfm?id326

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Children from 7-10

• At eight years of age the kids are mostly really
  active. There can probably be concerns about
  reading and school performances. The kid can
  read for pleasure and can take responsibility for
  home chores. At ten years of age the kids can be
  called pre-adolescent and kids can now be more
  social and would like to belong t informal
  clubs formed by children.