2. IT’S TIME TO PLAY.. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FACT OR FALLACY!!

3. It takes about nine months for a fetus to fully develop. FACT

4. The first stage of growth is infancy. FALLACY

5. By the time you leave infancy, all of your major organs have formed. FALLACY

6. Childhood begins at about age 2 and extends to about age 12. FACT

7. Most 12 year olds are in their childhood stage of development. FALLACY

8. You know when you begin adulthood when puberty begins. FALLACY

9. Meeting new people is an example of an emotional change. FALLACY

10. During infancy you learn to catch a ball. FALLACY

11. Girls tend to have a second growth spurt before boys. FACT

12. During childhood you learn many health skills that become habits you will use the rest of your life. FACT

13. You know you are an adult when you move away from home and get married. FALLACY

14. You will stop growing during adulthood. FALLACY

15. Your endocrine system controls how your bones and muscles grow. FALLACY

16. The thyroid gland makes a hormone that controls changes in weight and emotions. FACT

17. The organs found in the endocrine system are glands. FACT

18. During adolescence you may change the way you think about friends and family members. FACT

19. The only real changes an adolescent goes through are physical. FALLACY