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This is a timeline which highlights the major physical developments that children ages 8 to 11 go through. Girls and boys go through some different changes at this age, but they also go through some similar changes. Children at this age grow both physically and cognitively. Growth during middle childhood is slower than it was in early childhood. Most of the physical developments during middle childhood involve variations in growth patterns. Some factors which may cause these variations include gender, ethnic background, hormones, genetics, nutrition, or disease.

Created by frenton7 on Jan 27, 2010

Last updated: 01/27/10 at 04:34 PM

• Better Cordination
  Sep 12, 2007 9:00 AM

  The physical growth that children experience in middle childhood helps them to become faster, stronger, and better cordinated.

• Boys Catch Up in Height/Weight
  Sep 1, 2007 6:00 AM

  As boys begin to mature and reach puberty they begin to catch up to girls in height and weight. Then they pass the girls up in height and weight and become larger than the girls.

• Girls Tend to Be Larger
  Aug 31, 2007 9:00 AM

  After puberty girls may be noticebly larger than boys of the same age because boys enter puberty later.

• After Puberty
  Aug 31, 2007 6:00 AM

  Secondary characteristics begin to take place in boys and girls. Girls begin to develop breasts and curves. Boys begin to develop broader shoulders and a deeper voice. This is the time that makes it easier to tell boys and girls apart.

• Growth Spurts
  Aug 16, 2007 9:00 AM

  Boys and girls both continue to grow an average of two to three inches and gain around seven pounds a year up until they reach puberty.

• Puberty for Boys
  Aug 15, 2007 6:00 AM

  Boys experience puberty between the ages of nine and fourteen.

• Girls get Larger
  Aug 2, 2007 9:00 AM

  When girls enter puberty they begin to become noticebly larger than boys who are the same age.

• Puberty for Girls
  Aug 1, 2007 6:00 AM

  Girls normally experience puberty between the ages of 8 and 13.

• Central Nervous System Develops
  Jul 20, 2007 12:00 PM

  Children begin to have more complex behavioral and cognitive abilities because the central nervous system develops more during middle childhood.

• Growth Spurt in the Brain
  Jul 20, 2007 9:00 AM

  Around age 8 or 9, during early middle childhood a growth spurt causes a child's brain to be nearly adult-size.

• Gross and Fine Motor Skills
  Jul 20, 2007 6:00 AM

  During early childhood gross and fine motor skills also begin to develop more. Children become better at doing gross and fine motor activities.

• Bones and Muscles
  Jul 18, 2007 9:00 AM

  The skeletal bones and muscles of both boys and girls become broader and longer during middle childhood which can result in what are often called growing pains.

• Losing Baby Teeth
  Jul 18, 2007 9:00 AM

  The skeletal bone and muscle growth children experience during this time is associated with children losing their baby teeth.

• Growth Spurt in Boys
  Jul 7, 2007

  Boys begin to experience a preadolescent growth spurt between the ages of 11 and 12.

• Growth Spurt in Girls
  Jul 5, 2007 6:00 AM

  Girls begin to have a preadolescent growth spurt between the ages of 9 and 10.

• Leaner Appearance
  Jul 1, 2007 6:00 AM

  In the beginning of middle childhood children typically have a leaner, more athletic appearance.

• Pre-Puberty
  Jun 30, 2007 9:00 PM

  In the beginning of middle childhood boys and girls have similar body shapes and proportions.

• Growth Spurt in Girls
  Jun 30, 2007 12:00 PM

  Girls experience a preadolescent growth spurt between the ages of 9 and 10.