Body Mass Index and Average Weight

My subject is a nine year old female. She attends the fourth grade which is average for her age. Her height is four feet three inches, and her weight is eighty-five pounds. According to www.disabled-world.com average height for a nine year old female is “47 inches” or three feet nine inches, and the average weight is “63.8 Ibs.” This would mean that she is above average in both weight and height. Being above average in weight does not necessarily mean that a person is obese, it just means they are above average in weight for the population, and in my subjects situation off by just a little. In terms of BMI(Body Mass Index) my subject scored 23, which is in the normal range. This means that my subject is considered healthy in terms of weight, and because of this has a lower chance of getting diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure,heart disease, and high cholesterol levels.

Subject engages in many physical activities and the objective physical description is healthy. I have seen the subject using gross motor skills in activities such as riding a bike, playing basketball, soccer, and tag. These exercises are gross motor because they use large muscles like those in the legs, and arms. I have also seen the subject displaying fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are the opposite of gross motor, instead of utilizing big muscles they utilize small muscles like the ones found in the fingers. Examples of fine motor are calligraphy, drawing a picture, playing with play dough, and playing with cards. Both types of activities are good for the physical development, and health of a child. Gross motor activities involve more muscles, and help in keeping fit. Fine motor activities target small muscles like the fingers so that you can better...

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... what games to play, when with her younger siblings. She has shown industry by adapting to and excelling in calligraphy. She has gotten a boost of confidence because she receives praise for her work. She likes to be in group settings and interacts well with other children. The cause of which is because of her family, and her other siblings. By growing up with many sibling, she has learned to interact and coexist with others, this is essential in everyday society. It is also because she has been able to succeed in prior stages that she can do so well within her peer group. Because if you do not learn to trust you cannot be part of a group. If you do not have the initiative, and industry you will not be noticed, and likely not involved in society because of drive, and other things. It is because of a combination of all these things that my subject is who she is today.