The Human Life Cycle

      There are about four stages to the human life cycle (depending on how you look at it). They are Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood. Most likely if you are in Jr. High School or High School, you are in the adolescence stage.

      The four stages will be described below briefly to help you understand what the basic of the human life cycle are.

  Infancy- From the age of being a newborn to the age of two years (2), you were an infant. Changes you may have experienced were more coordination (doubt you remember trying to walk and talk) and teeth growing rapidly. The body was also quite out of proportion (big head for example). These were all part of the infancy stage.

  Childhood- Childhood lasts from the age of two years to adolescence (puberty). Your bones and teeth were growing rapidly and soon changes such as teeth being replaced with permanents happen. You also develop your intellectual skills (ABC's, reading/writing) and pretty much you have quite changed from being an infant.

  Adolescence- Adolescence is the age where the body becomes sexually mature. Changes you may be going through are acne, increased growth and deeper voice (for boys). Girls also gain extra weight during this time. It is sometimes a emotionally distressing time for teenagers (as that's the now called term for adolescence).

  Adulthood- Adulthood is the age where the body slowly slows down. Certain changes such as hair falling out and physical  activity decreasing are normal as you age (thirties and above). If you are over forty, you are considered a older adult. This however doesn't stop someone from doing the things they enjoy.