exam 3: early childhood Flashcards
what happens to weight and height in early childhood
it slows down. the fat is lost and the proportions change
what happens to the brain in early childhood
rapid growth in size
continuing myelination
plasticity
left vs right brain
what happens to teeth in early childhood
20 primary teeth by the age of 3. tooth fairy
what’s the role of nature and nurture in developing gross and fine motor skills
nurture: how we encourage young children to do certain activities.
what possible challenges and strenghts are lefties associated with
challenges: high blood pressure, epilepsy
strenghts: math, athletics, musical and artistic
what happens with nutrition in early childhood
picky eaters because they need less calories per kg
what is the phenomenon called generation XL and its causes
child obesity has tripled since the 80’s.
- healthy food is expensive, unhealthy is not
- Both parents work leaving less time for them to prepare a good meal
- Grocery store display
- Not moving as much. “Play” is on technology
- Too much homework
what are some factors to consider when looking at obesity in Canada
genetics, regional differences, socio-economic status, culture, and precipitating events like divorce
what is nurturing in a healthy nutrition
make healthy food fun, involve the child, be a good role model
how do sleep patterns change in early childhood
sleep decreases
napping eliminated
bed time struggles
what are some sleep disturbances in early childhood
nightmares/terrors
bedwetting
sleep walking
what is enuresis
lack of control over the blatter. more difficult during the night.
what is encopresis
lack of control over bowels.
what can be the nature and nurture causes of encopresis
nature: constipation
nurture: anxiety/stress
what stage of Piaget’s theory is early childhood in?
preoperational
what are 5 things happening in the preoperational stage
egocentrism
appearance-reality
theory of mind
centration
biological theories
what is egocentrism
unable to understand other’s perspectives and emotions. hide and seek example
what is appearance-reality
children judge by what they see. that’s why they are scared on Halloween
what is centration
the child focuses on one aspect of the problem. they ignore all the other relevant aspects. examples: lunch lady at the grocery store, liquid amount in different shaped glasses
what is theory of mind
relation between mind and behaviour. other’s feelings, mental states, beliefs
why does the theory of mind appear only at the end of the stage
because a child has to become less egocentric
what happens with memory and attention in early childhood
attention span increases and autobiographical memory begins
what happens with language in early childhood
grammar explosion. taking turns in conversation, pragmatic, overregulation
what is overregularization in language
adding s in “mouses” or adding ed to “eated”
