The Life Cycle of a Human Human Life Cycle Science for Kids

The Life Cycle of Human Baby The human life cycle starts with the baby stage. When babies are born, they can’t do anything for themselves. Up until they are around six months old, babies don’t eat normal food, they mostly drink milk. It isn’t like the milk you might put on your cereal, it has all the things baby needs to grow properly. Babies need lots of sleep. They don’t usually sleep all the way through the night but they will often sleep during the day as well. Babies can’t talk – when something is wrong, they will let people know by crying. Toddler Just like the name suggests, the toddler stage is when child is starting to toddle, which means wobbly walking. The toddler stages are from ages 1 to 3. As well as learning to walk, toddlers go through lots of other changes… •Their teeth start to grow. •They start learning to talk. •Toddlers start learning to eat lots of food and to feed themselves. Toddlers still can’t do many things for themselves and need lots of help from their grown-ups. Child This is the stage you are at now. You are learning to be independent, which means there are more things you can do on your own. An important part of this stage is starting school. This stage is full of lots of changes and children learn to do lots of things, such as: •reading •writing •counting •riding bike •swimming Teenager The teenage stage is from ages 13 – 19. Teenagers are getting ready to be adults and are becoming independent. Teenagers’ bodies change lot during this stage. They get taller and start to look more like adults. These changes are because of things called hormones. Hormones are things inside your body that make your body change. Because they are growing so quickly, some teenagers eat lot. Many teenagers like to sleep for long time. Some teenagers can be bit grumpy at times! Adult Being an adult is also called being grown-up. There are lots of things that grown-ups can do. lot of adults get jobs and live on their own, with friends or with partner. At some point, many adults have babies of their own, which starts the human life cycle again. Old Age Old age is the later stage of being an adult. Older people retire, which means they stop working. This means they have plenty of time to enjoy themselves. They may find new hobby or spend extra time with their grandchildren. Some old people have grey or white hair. Sometimes old people might move more slowly because their joints and muscles ache. Older people’s eyes might not work as well so they might need glasses for reading or seeing far away. There you have it, The Life Cycle of Human, from baby to adult and old age. For more videos like this, like and subscribe to our YouTube channel.