The focus is on fun activities that are important to mental and physical growth.

Their intention may be to foster mental and physical growth, but too often the result is frustration or injury.

Only lately, however, have they appreciated just how profoundly important play must be to an animal's physical and mental growth.

Ford found Avondale an exciting time for mental and spiritual growth.

The children in the lead study are not considered retarded, but their mental growth was slower than expected by the age of 2.

Research shows that even late in life, potential exists for physical, mental, and social growth and development.

Craniofacial problems are present that have no effect on the patient's intelligence and mental growth.

The story is about their daily lives as well as mental growth.

"Zandro says he has never encountered such phenomenal mental growth."

A child's first successful lie, for instance, is seen by some researchers as a positive milestone in mental growth.