7.1-7.5

Question 1

height and weight

Answer 1

average 2.5 inches and 5-10 pounds per year

Question 2

important contributors to height difference

Answer 2

-ethnicity
-nutrition

Question 3

growth hormone deficiency

Answer 3

is the absence of growth hormone produced by the pituitary gland to stimulate the body growth

Question 4

brain

Answer 4

reaches 95% of adult volume by 6 YO

Question 5

myelination

Answer 5

nerve cells are covered and insulated with a layer of fat cells
it helps increase the speed and efficiency at which the info travels through the NS

Question 6

fine motor skills

Answer 6

Still clumsy at 3 years.
* Improved fine motor coordination at 4 years.
* Body coordination by 5 years

Question 7

perceptual dev
4-5 YO
first grade

Answer 7

• Age 4 to 5 years: detection of boundaries between letters.
• By first grade, children can focus their eyes and sustain attention effectively on close-up objects

Question 8

sleep hours

Answer 8

10-13 hours each night without interruption and problems include narcolepsy insomnia and nightmares

Question 9

sleep problems are linked to

Answer 9

• Attention problems.
• Worse school readiness profiles.
• Being overweight.
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Question 10

overweight young children

Answer 10

Serious health problems can develop when meals exceed recommendations.

Question 11

causes of death in young children

Answer 11

• Accidents (unintentional injuries);
• Congenital malformations;
• Malignant neoplasms;
• Homicide.

Question 12

characteristic to enhance young children’s safety

Answer 12

+individual characteristics: impulse control/ social skills

+family+home characteristics: parent protective behavior and home safety equipment

+school+peer characteristics: home/school partnership -the absence of playground hazards

+community characteristics: positive familial activity and active surveillance of hazards