Monday, 21 November 2016

FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

There are several factors that influence the growth and development of learners. Let us have a brief account of them.

  *Heredity: Heredity is a biological process through in which the transmission of characteristics takes place from parents to offsprings. It's greatly influences that different aspects of growth and development. That is height, weight and structure of the body, colour of hair and eye, intelligence, aptitude and insticts.

  *Environment: Environment plays an important role In human life. There are different types of environment such as physical environment, social environment and environment.

Physical environment consists of all outer physical surroundings including animate and inanimate things which have to be dealt with in connection with food, clothing and shelter. Geographic conditions and weather are all part of physical environment which has considerable impact on individual child.

Social environment is constituted by the society, i.e., individuals, institutions, social laws and customs.

Psychological environment is rooted in individual's reaction to an object. One's love, affection and fellow feeling attitude will strengthen human bond with one another.

¢ Gender: There is difference in growth and development of boys and girls. The boys in general are taller and courageous than the girls but girls show rapid physical growth in adolescence. In general, the body constitution and structural growth of girls are different from those of boys. The functions of boys and girls are also different in nature.

:9 Nutrition: Growth and development of the child mainly depend on his food habits and nutrition. The malnutrition has advase effect on the structural and functional development of the

child.

Growth is closely related with nutrition. A sufficiency of food is essential for normal growth. Malnutrition retards growth.

‘9 Disease: Experiences of diseases affect growth and development adversely. The nature and seriousness of the disease determine the seriousness of the impact.

¢ Ethnicity: Ethnicity of an individual influences his growth of the body. Persons of different ethnic groups differ in their physical growth. A child of white race will be white and tall. Hair,

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