Disease and Growth of Children

INTRODUCTION to Growth of Children

The essential feature of the kid is growth for each side, which will be physically also as mentally. The process starts from the zygote and continues until the kid grows into a totally mature adult.

Development: it's defined as the maturation of functions, and it denotes the acquisition of a spread of competencies for optimal functioning of the individual.

Growth: It implies a bet increase within the size of the mass of tissues, thanks to the multiplication of cells and increases within the intracellular substance.

FACTORS

Genetic factors

Phenotype: The parental traits are usually transmitted to the offspring[fetus]. The short parents have short children than on.

Race

Sex: Pubertal growth spurts occur earlier in girls but at full maturity, their mean height and weight are usually but those in boys of corresponding ages

• Genetic disorders
• Gene mutation
• Chromosomal abnormalities

Environmental factors

• Nutrition
• Trauma
• Infections
• Maternal Metabolic disorders

Social factors

• National resources
• Socio-economic level
• Climate
• Cultural factors
• Emotional factors etc.

Eruption of Teeth

Primary teeth

The teeth within the upper jawbone erupt before those within the mandible, except within the case of lower central incisors. The lower central incisors usually appear between the age of 5 and eight months.

The upper central incisors appear a month later and therefore the lateral incisors usually within the subsequent 3 months

The first molar teeth appear around the age of 12 to fifteen months, the eruption of canine teeth by 6 months, which appear between ages of 18 and 21 months.

The second molars are out at the age of 21 to 24 months.

Permanent teeth

1st molar at the age of 6 years

Central and Lateral incisors at the age of seven to eight years

Canines and premolars at the age of 9 to 13 years

The 2nd molars' eruption at the age of 12 years

Third molars at the age of 18 years

Standing and Walking during growth of Children

By the age of 9 months, the infant makes early stepping movements. He can't support his own body in a coordinated manner. By 10 months, approximately, he starts cruising around the furniture. By the age of 15 months, most infants can take several steps sideways, or a couple of steps backward.

Climbing Stairs

By the age of two years, a child can climb up the steps and at 3 years he can climb up the steps in a coordinated manner.

Disorder of growth and development

• Nutritional dwarfism means growth retardation
• Chronic visceral disease
• Constitutional delay in growth
• Endocrine disorders
• Emotional deprivation
• Genetic disorders
• Skeletal disorders etc.

Homeopathic Medicines for relevant growth as per age

CALC. CARB 30 one dose during a week for 3 such, for youngsters teeth eruption and general growth

CHAMOMILLA 6 one dose twice daily during tooth eruption for the stooling problem.

AETHUJA CY 30 one dose twice daily when a child does sour vomit

BARYTA CARB 30 one dose stat, when suspect your child isn't growing properly as per age.

BRYONIA ALBA 6 / ALUMINA 6 one dose twice daily, when a child is constipated thanks to tin food.

FOR genetic disease ABOVE MEDICINES aren't APPLICABLE, NEED DOCTOR'S CONSULTATION

[DOSE SHOULD BE ONE DROP of drugs IN 30 ML. OF water, AND CONSIDER ONE DROP FROM IT FOR ONE DOSE]

NB: DOCTOR'S CONSULTATION is extremely ESSENTIAL for brand spanking new BORN TO ADOLESCENCE...