Health Concerns
by Elizabeth
Hearing
- children hearing is usually well developed, by middle childhood
- age 11 children have auditory awareness of adults
- ear infections can be a health problem
- can cause permanent hearing loss
- number of ear infections, decreasing due to changes within the body
VISON
- age 6 most children are ready to read
- can see object with both there eye at same time
- there ability to focus improves
- many preschoolers are farsighted
- they can see objects in the distance
- with corrective lenses, nearsightedness can overcome
TEETH
- begin loosing there primary teeth
- 1st and 2nd graders often have toothless smiles