How does the gender of a child affect their development?
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JE Anderson states, “Development is concerned with growth as well as those changes in behavior which results from environmental situations”.
The gender of the child also plays a crucial role in their physical development. While nearing puberty, boys and girls grow and develop in different ways. In adolescence, girls mature faster than boys. Boys tend to have a more athletic body. Boys and girls also develop different temperaments.
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