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First period of human life spanning from birth to puberty

The term of Childhood is designated as that period of human life that extends from the birth of the individual until the arrival of puberty, at age 13, when the next stage of life will take place, the adolescence. Then, until this age the person will be considered as a child.

Stage that gathers most of the growth of the human being

Childhood, also called as childhood, it turns out to be the moment of people's lives in which it grows more, by leaps and bounds you could say; the highest percentage of human growth occurs precisely in this period of life, and the physical changes that develop during it are practically constant...

Composed of three stages

It's found made up of three stages: breastfeeding, early childhood and second childhood. In the first, the person is called an infant and lasts up to approximately two years; the next stage goes from two years to six and in it the infant is called. And the second childhood includes from six years to puberty (13 years) and at this stage it will be called a child.

In as much and as we mentioned, development, both physical, motor, and cognitive, will go very quickly, observing different changes that we will mention next ...

Main physical and cognitive changes

As for the physical part, the increase in weight will be approximately two kilos per year, with which the approximate weight will be between 12 and 15 kilos. The size increases between 7 and 13 cm. every year. Although the posture will be erect, the muscles of the abdomen have not yet developed, so it still remains balloon-like.

The rate with which a child breathes is slower and more regular than that of an adult and his body temperature will depend on the environment in which it is, its emotions and the activity you are doing. The brain has not yet reached its maximum development, being 80%.

Regarding the movements that the individual is already capable of doing in childhood, the following are counted: walking around obstacles, squatting longer, climbing stairs, balancing on one foot, throwing objects without lose the Balance, climb to certain heights.

And in the part concerning the cognitive and speech disposition of him, at this stage, the child will already use objects with a purpose, will make simple classifications, enjoy the reading stories, recognizes that with language he captures the attention of his elders, imitates the words he hears, has a vocabulary of between 50 and 100 words and plays by course.

The family and the state must ensure the rights and care of children

And beyond these strictly physical and cognitive issues, we cannot ignore that childhood is the most sensitive stage of a person because it is in it that the first steps will be taken. occur in life and if they, at any level and aspect, are not carried out with restraint and care, it is likely that the person will be negatively marked by them for the rest of their life. lifetime.
The presence of parents, the support, care and love that they must give to their children is certainly relevant at this stage of an individual's life.

On the other hand, and in this sense of looking after you, safety Y education to children is that it is also very relevant intervention of the state, ensuring that these rights are fulfilled. Children must be protected especially from mistreatment, from exploitation in every sense, sexual and labor, and likewise their health must be monitored so that they can grow accordingly.

Rights of the child proclaimed by UNICEF

In 1989, the United Nations (UN) held a very important convention through its specialized agency for children, UNICEF, and declared the rights of the world's children: access to health, to life, to play, to express themselves freely and to be able to share opinions with others, to have a family, to be able to freely profess a ideology and religion, and to be protected against any type of abuse.

Childhood Issues