Chapter 7 Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development Flashcards
What happens to growth
It slows and is more stable
how many teeth and by what age
20 primary teeth by age of 3
What happens to Gross motor skills + EX(3)
-They improve
EX: run, skip, throw, playground, sports
What happens to fine motor skills + EX(2)
-Improves
EX: 1.Drawing from scribbles—shapes —-multi-shape designs
2.Handedness is established
Gender differences in motor skills
BOYS(4)
MART
- Muscular
- Active
- Running
- Throwing
Gender differences in motor skills
GIRLS(4)
BHSF
- Balancing
- Hopping
- Skipping
- Fine motor skills
Left hand challenges (3)
- Health
- High blood pressure +epilepsy
- Language-based problems
Left-hand possible strengths (3)
- Math
- Musical +artistic
- Athletics
what do kids from 2-6 become and why
picky eaters because need less calories per kg
What is child obesity linked too(6)
GRSCTPN
- Genetics
- Regional differences
- Socio-economic status
- Culture
- traumatic events
- Poor nutrition
- Not enough exercise
Why has childhood obesity TRIPLED since 1980(2)
- Eats less well
2. Too sedentary
How can parents encourage healthy eating?(3)
- Make it fun
- Involve child
- Be a good role model
How are major illnesses in canada
Are largely eliminated
How are minor illnesses in Canada
Minor illnessses are common
What is the number 1 cause of accidents in early childhood
Motor vehicle accidents
What are the observed sleep patterns in Early childhood(3)
- Sleep decreases
- Napping eliminated
- Bedtime struggles
What are some disturbances and disorders in Early childhood (3)
- Nightmares/night terrors
- Sleepwalking
- Bedwetting
What is enuresis
Lack of control of bladder
Around what age is a child potty trained
2-3 years old
Physical of Enuresis
Maturation of bladder & reduce urine production at night
Encopresis
Lack of control over bowels
Physical cause of Encopresis
constipation
Psychological cause of Encopresis
Anxiety/stress
Egocentrism
Ex
Everyone shares the same knowledge as them
Ex: If they cant see you cant see
Appearance=
reality
centration
Children are focusing on one element of the situation but cant/ignore other aspects of the situation
Theory of mind:(3)
PMB
Relationship between mind and behavior
1.Put yourself in others shoes
2,.Mental states
3.Beliefs and behaviours
Theory of mind and egocentrism in a tug of war because
each person will behave according to their knowledge
Animate vs Inanimate
MGIIH
Movement Growth Internal Parts Inheritance Healing
Factors in Cognitive Development
3
Early childhood education
Educational TV
Screen Time
Prosocial behavior in shows = what in children
act more prosocially
What happens to 3 year old that watch Sesame street
have a larger vocabularies
What happens to attention span
It increases
What begins in memory and attention
Autobiographical memory
Language Dev. (5) F G C P O
- Fast-mapping
- Grammar explosion
- Conversations: taking turns
- Pragmatics
- Overregulation
Overregularization
Plural
Past tense
- Adding S =MOUSES
2. Adding ED=EATED/HADED
how children acquire language Nurture (5) C O S C S
- Classical conditioning
- Operant conditioning
- Social cognitive learning
- Cognitive theory
- Socio-cultural theory
How children acquire
language
Nature(4)
I
B
C
O
- Inborn neural circuits
- Brain specialization
- Critical periods
Ony humans
