Development and behavior 6-11 and 11-20 ( NEWMAN) Flashcards
is a screening definitive or diagnostic?
NO, just a tool used to identify children that may need further evaluation
when does sefl esteem become a central issue?
middle childhood (6-11 years old)
what is middle childhood?
ages 6-11
what are some growth numbers that happen in middle childhood?
- gain 3 kg/year
- grow 2-2.5 inches/ year
- permanent teeth grow in 4 /year
what are some complex movements that kids learn to perform in middle childhood?
dance, basketball, ice skating
when does interest in the other gender start appearing?
middle childhood ( for jeff, it was at 48 hours after birth)
what is a huge problem/question in middle childhood with sports participation/
when do parents allow the kid to quit ( he says when it becomes a nuisance to get them to practice, but explain to them that they cant just go join another activity)
what increases kids chance for injury with contact sports in middle childhod/
skeletal immaturity
is holding a child back usually the answer to make a child more ready?
NO
what is key when getting a child ready for school?
identify issues with learning early and get them ready for school
what has made it easier to identify kids with learning disability and/or ADHD?
the increasing demands on kids in pre school, and in early grades
what can be an initiating factor to bring out other problems in middle childhood kids lives?
facing more abstract problems can lead to other problems starting to emerge ( hearing, vision, ADHD, family dysfunction, anxiety)
what is the key to success in middle childhood?
early identification, early intervention, BEFORE self esteem suffers
what are teh three spheres that chanegs happen in for social/emotional development?
home/family, school, neighborhood
what is the most influential “sphere” in middle childhood? home, school, or neighborhood?
family/home
what is the central ingredient to self esteem ?
popularity
when does true awareness of racial differences develop ?
in middle school
when do kids have a conscience?
by 5 or 6
when do kids understand the concept of reciprocity?
by 10
what are the landmarks for early, middle and late adolescents?
early- tanner stage 1-2
middle- tanner 3-5
later tanner 5
these are NOT based on age
what is “puberty?
a biological process in which a child becomes an adult
what are some cognitive things that become evident in adolescance?
reasoning, judgement
what are the differneces in moral thinking in teh different stages of adolescence?
pre adolescence- perceive right and wrong as absolutes
mid-adolescence- “what ifs”
when do adults outside the family become role models?
early adolescence
what is “all important” in early adolescence?
belonging
what is the pediatricians role in early adolescence?
talks to patient, and parents, take note of abnormal things
what is HEADS/SF/FIRST
home, education/school, abuse, drugs, safety, sexuality/identity, family/friends, image, recreation, spirituality, threats and violence
when is the growth spurt for boys and girls?
boys= 13.5 years
girls= 11.5 years9 menarche usually about a year after this)
This is middle adolescence
what happens in middle adolescence with moral development?
questioning everything, understand how their actions affect others, gain a personal code of ethics
what is important in middle adolesence for self concept?
affiliation with a peer group
what is the most important relationship in middle adolescence?
peers
what happens in teh sexuality of a middle adolescent?
kids acknowledge their attraction and sexual identity, but usually not to others
when do kids become future oriented?
late adolescence
