The change of the child's body at the age of 5-8

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As your child enters the elementary years, you will gradually notice a change in your child's appearance. By age 8, some children will enter puberty early. Therefore, each school-age child will have a very different height, weight and body shape than his peers.

1. Weight and height of children 5-8 years old

Children will continue to grow during the elementary years at the same rate as the preschool years. To answer the question of how much a 5-year-old child weighs, experts say they will gain 5 - 7.6 cm in height and 1.3 - 3 kg in weight each year. This ratio will not change until before puberty.
You can refer to the height of a 6-year-old child or an 8-year-old child's weight according to the following table:

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2. External changes in children 5-8 years old

When the legs are longer, the child will look taller and slimmer. Nearly all the remaining fat in the middle of the body is redistributed to create a flat stomach. Some children have belly fat due to lifestyle or genetic problems. Muscle mass is formed, increasing the baby's toned and neat figure.
Along with the new body, changes in the brain also allow school-age children to improve balance and muscle coordination. Your baby will gain a near-adult level of control in both gross and fine motor skills.
When baby teeth are replaced by permanent teeth, the baby's face also changes. The jawline is slightly larger and clearer to accommodate the new teeth. As a result, your baby's face may look longer and sharper.
In some children, the hair color will change slightly darker, or change in texture, for example small curls turning into a floating water wave.

3. Internal changes in children 5-8 years old

Around the age of 7 - 8 years, some girls begin to show the first signs of puberty, which is the growth of breast buds and body hair. This is a fairly early level, because the average age of puberty is around 9-10 years old. Today, doctors are seeing more and more girls showing signs of puberty before the age of 7.
Most boys do not show obvious pubertal changes until 9-14 years of age, about 2 years later on average than girls.
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At this age, you should begin sex education for both boys and girls on issues such as: male and female and heterosexual, privacy conventions, nudity. Children should know not to reveal their private parts in public, as well as know how to clean and keep this part clean. Parents must also teach their children the basics of puberty because early puberty is more common. Moreover, babies also need to know more about the reproductive process, how to create babies... Just like teaching children swimming skills or crossing the street, these are all necessary knowledge for children's lives.
Note when teaching children about sensitive issues, start in a comfortable place to make it easier for them to listen to you, avoid creating feelings of tension. Parents can give some suitable hypothetical situations, or mention this issue while bathing the baby to make it easier for the baby to understand.
Children aged 5-8 months have had certain changes both physically and psychologically. Therefore, parents need to care and help if the child has not identified the solutions.
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Reference source: babycenter.com