Developmental and Genetic Influences on Child Health Promotion

Foundations of growth and development
- Growth
  - Increase in number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new proteins
- Development
  - Gradual change and expansion
  - Advancement from lower to more advanced stages of complexity
  - The emerging and expanding of the individual’s capacities through growth, maturation, and learning
- Maturation
  - Increase in competence and expansion
- Differentiation
  - Process by which cells and structures are modified and altered to achieve characteristic physical and chemical properties
  - Sometimes used to describe the trend of mass to specific; development from simple to more complex activities and functions

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