A normal rate for the linear growth of a child or adolescent is a strong statement for the good
general health of that child. Normal growth during childhood is primarily dependent on …

DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE; An Advanced Textbook; Eighth Edition Page 1 DOI: 10.4324/9781003387145-8
Introduction: The Importance of Motor Development Motor behavior is critical to developmental …

When parents brag about their baby's accomplishments and document their infant's
developmental achievements on calendars and smart phones, they tend to focus on …

Growth measurements are largely uninterpretable without comparison to a growth chart.
Consequently, the characteristics of a growth chart become an integral component of the …

Background Equations predicting age at peak height velocity (APHV) are often used to
assess somatic maturity and to adjust training load accordingly. However, information on the …

Evolutionary psychology has been proposed as a metatheoretical framework for psychology.
We argue that evolutionary psychology should be expanded if it is to offer new insights …

Auxological measurements were taken weekly (n= 10), semi‐weekly (n= 20), and daily (n=
3) during the first 21 months of life on a sample of normal infants (21 females and 12 males) …

Growth over the short term is a highly complex non-linear process. Contrasting models of
short term growth have been proposed which include periodic growth cycles versus abrupt …

The majority of research on human perception and action examines sensors and effectors in
relative isolation. What is less often considered in these research domains is that humans …

This cross-national study aimed at understanding variability in growth among nations and its
determinants. It examined the variability of growth among nations, the factors most important …