Exam 1: Chapter 5 - Health promotion of preschoolers (3-6 years)

Question 1

What is the average weight gain of preschoolers (3-6 years)?

Answer 1

2-3 kg (4.5-6.5 lb) per year

Question 2

What is the average height gain of preschoolers (3-6 years)?

Answer 2

6.2-9cm (2.4-3.5in) per year

Question 3

What is the average weight and height of a 3-year old?

Answer 3

weight: 14.5kg (32lb)
height: 95 cm (37.5in)

Question 4

What is the average weight and height of a 4-year old?

Answer 4

weight: 16.5 kg (36.5 lb)
height: 103cm (40.5 in)

Question 5

What is the average weight and height of a 5-year old?

Answer 5

weight: 18.5 kg (41 lb)
height: 110 cm (43.5 in)

Question 6

At what age to children’s bodies evolve away from characteristically unsteady wide stances and protruding abdomens of toddlers, into a more graceful, posturally erect, and sturdy physically.

Answer 6

Between ages 3 and 6

Question 7

What motor skills are developed by 3 years of age?

Answer 7

Gross: rides a tricycle, jumps off bottom step, stands on one foot for a few seconds

Question 8

What motor skills are developed by 4 years of age?

Answer 8

Gross: skips and hops on one foot, throws ball overhead, catches ball reliably

Question 9

What motor skills are developed by 5 years of age?

Answer 9

Gross: jumps rope, walks backward with heel to toe, throws and catches ball with ease

Question 10

What types of thinking occur in Piaget’s preoperational phase of cognitive development in preschooler-aged children?

Answer 10

Magical thinking, animism, centration, time

Question 11

What is magical thinking?

Answer 11

Thoughts are powerful and can cause events to occur

Question 12

What is animism?

Answer 12

Ascribing lifelike qualities to inanimate objects

Question 13

What is centration?

Answer 13

Focus on one aspect instead of considering all possible alternatives

Question 14

How is language developed for preschooler-aged children?

Answer 14

> 2100 words by the end of year 5

Question 15

At what age does language become primary method of communication?

Answer 15

Age 3-6, preschool-aged children

Question 16

What is erikson’s theory of psychosocial development initiative vs. guilt and when does it occur?

Answer 16

Preschool aged kids years 3-6

Question 17

When do children begin to compare themselves to peers?

Answer 17

Age 5

Question 18

When are children able to recognize differences in appearance and identify what is acceptable or unacceptable?

Answer 18

Preschool age, 3-6 years

Question 19

What is the estimated caloric intake for a preschooler who is mildly active?

Answer 19

1200-1400 kcal/day or 1800 cals

Question 20

When does finicky eating start to go away and they are willing to sample different foods?

Answer 20

Age 5

Question 21

How much protein is needed per day for a preschooler?

Answer 21

13-19 g/day

Question 22

What is the suggested fat intake for preschool kids?

Answer 22

> 10% saturated fats of caloric intake and 20-30% total fat intake of caloric intake

Question 23

What is the diet recommendations for preschool aged kids to prevent obesity?

Answer 23

• 5 services of fruit/vegetables per day
• 2 hr or less of screen time
• 0 servings of sugar-sweetened beverages
• 1 hr physical activity per day

Question 24

On average, how much sleep do preschoolers need per day?

Answer 24

12 hrs with infrequent day naps

Question 25

When is the eruption of deciduous (primary) teeth finalized?

Answer 25

By the beginning of preschool years (3-6)

Question 26

When should children use an approved car restraint system?

Answer 26

Until they achieve a height of 145 cm (4 ft, 9 in) or 8-12 years old

Question 27

What immunizations are due 4-6 years of age?

Answer 27

• DTaP
• MMR
• IPV

Question 28

What immunizations are due 3-6 years of age?

Answer 28

• flu vaccine

Question 29

What is kohlbergs theory of moral development?