Even so, the story of your child's development has hardly been written. Between the ages of 1 and 5, negativism, anxieties over monsters in the closet, temper tantrums and toilet training are among the issues that will tax both child and parent. Children 6 to 12 must deal with the uncharted territory of school, peers, and the beginning of puberty. As a child grows and develops physically, his or her health needs will change.
Young children get sick with amazing frequency.
During the years from 1 to 5, your child's immune system will be exposed to many viruses before it learns to recognize and fight infections. During the grade school years, broken bones are more frequent. That's also the time when vision, hearing, and learning disabilities or impairments become more apparent. Unfortunately, children are less likely to have health care insurance than adults. Lack of health care coverage often results in limited prevention or early treatment of children's illnesses.