health concerns
middle childhood is often one of the healthiest
hearing
childrens hearing is usually well developed by middle childhood . awareness of midrange sounds develops first allowed by high range and low range awareness. by 11 years of age
vision
by age six most children are ready to read they can see an object with both eyes at the same time . their ability to to focus improves. many preschool children are some what farsighted this means they can see objects in the distance more clearly
teeth
during middle childhood children begin losing their primary or baby teeth . first and second graders often have tootless smiles the first teeth to fall out are the central incisors which are the lower and upper front the teeth 7-5 by the age of 12
obesity
obesity is becoming a common problem among school age children . obesity is characterized by excessive bodily fat .a person is considered obese if he or she weighs 20 percent more than other people of the same six age and build .