Topic : Growth and Development Case Scenario: A 7-year-old Mexican American male with mother and maternal grandmother present. Mother has no concerns except grandmother feels the child is “too skinny.”

Instructions:

To address the growth and development of the child from neonate to adolescents, cultural considerations, and the importance of communication with the child and family in respect to age and developmental considerations. This will build a solid knowledge base for the provider when caring for the child.

Please complete each initial post in APA format following the Discussion Board grading rubric to include, but not limited to the following:

• Apply a principle of human growth and development related to appropriate age group
• Apply developmental theory related to age group
• Discuss developmental milestones related to the age
• Discuss developmental assessment tool related to the age
• Apply cultural consideration and cultural assessment to presentation
• Answers all questions with opinions/ideas creatively and clearly. Supports post using several outside, peer-reviewed sources.
• Consistently uses Standard American English with no misspellings. Appropriate mechanics and formatting.

include a minimum of three peer-reviewed citations. Citations must include outside sources and no more than one citation from assigned course readings may be used each week.