Intro E2 ch 4

Question 1

Pre school ages

Answer 1

3-5 years old

Question 2

What is a growth rate of a preschooler

What do their limb and trunk proportions look like

Answer 2

Growing more slowly now

Bodies limbs and trunks are more proportional they look like small adults

Question 3

Weight and height statistics for preschooler

Answer 3

Weight: gain only about 5 pounds per
year

Height: grow 2.5 to 3 inches per year

Question 4

What are preschoolers in relation to self care

Answer 4

Preschoolers are more coordinated

Can now dress/ feed themselves and toilet

Question 5

Preschooler gross motor milestones

Answer 5

Ride a tricycle, skip, throw ball and balance on 1 foot

Question 6

Preschooler Fine motor milestones

Answer 6

They can print their name, draw pictures and color within the lines

Question 7

What does the language of a preschooler look like along with vocabulary

Answer 7

Preschoolers can express himself through language and have an explosion in vocabulary

300(toddler) to 3000 (preschooler) words

Question 8

How do preschoolers tell stories

Answer 8

Preschoolers often tell stories in sequence love to say “ and then… And then… And then…”

Question 9

What does play look like for a preschooler

Answer 9

Plays now interactive they know enjoy playing with other children instead of parallel like toddlers

Question 10

What does a preschoolers nutrition look like

Answer 10

Require less calories than before because of slow for growth rates and nutrition MUST be well balanced

1200- 1600 calories / day

Question 11

Dentition for preschoolers: #, Maintenance , check ups

Answer 11

Have full sets of 28 PRIMARY teeth

Must maintain tooth care: need to brush and floss daily
--— these teeth preserve route bed and hold space for secondary teeth

Must see dentist at least twice per year

Question 12

Sleep requirements for preschoolers

Answer 12

Sleep 9 to 11 hours with the occasional nap

By five no nap is required

Question 13

What is a major concern during preschool years and why

( imitation)

Answer 13

Safety; preschoolers don’t have the judgment to always make the best choices

Strongly inclined to imitate adults doing things they see their parents doing
(Lighters, matches, poisonings) 

Question 14

What is the number one cause of death in preschoolers

Answer 14

MVC

Still need to be restrained in car forward facing seats

Question 15

Give examples of outdoor safety requirements

Answer 15

Must be supervised closely when swimming (can easily drown)

Wear helmet and kneepads when riding bike

Question 16

Because of imitation And preschoolers wanting to imitate adults what should be kept out of reach

Answer 16

Medication, cleaning supplies, weapons matches, and choking hazards should be kept away and out of reach at all times

Be mindful they can pull pot handles with hot contents and burn themselves

Question 17

What are preschoolers vulnerable to in reference to strangers

What’s should they tell parents

Answer 17

Preschoolers vulnerable to kindness and lure predators

Teach stranger danger knowing who they can speak to and where as well has what appropriate touch is

Secrets should never be kept from parent

Question 18

Describe characteristics of preschooler play

Answer 18

Very organized creative and spontaneous

Play with roles and outcomes: they like to imitate adults wearing their clothes playing cops and robbers remind me and baby

Question 19

What do preschoolers love in reference to play

Answer 19

They love art, music singing, dancing and creative things

Question 20

What is the outcome of a preschooler mixing fantasy with reality and having vivid imagination

Answer 20

Especially only children, they make imaginary friends that they play with
THIS IS NORMAL

Question 21

What is most important when playing a game to a preschooler

Answer 21

Simply playing the game is most important, they don’t care so much about winning or losing theyre just happy to be involved

Question 22

In relation to their creativity what should be done

Answer 22

Parent educators and nurses should allow preschoolers to express themselves and not stifle creativity

Question 23

Preschoolers psychosocial task

Answer 23

Age 3 to 5

Task: initiative versus guilt

exploration/play

Question: and I good or bad

Outcome: need to gain power and control over environment

Success: can a sense of purpose

Failure: overexerting power leading to disapproval leading to guilt



Question 24

What are details under initiative the guilt that preschoolers continue to become

Answer 24

Preschoolers continue to become more independent take pride in dressing themselves and doing chores

Question 25

What is an important for parents not to get when children are clumsy doing chores

Answer 25

Parents should not get upset when children are trying to learn new skills but encourage them to build self-confidence

Question 26

How do preschoolers achieve initiative

Answer 26

They thrive on adult encouragement, want to help adults do things, love to show off talents until stories need to be reassured that it’s OK to ask for help and parents must be willing to help and encourage them

Question 27

How is guilt achieved

Answer 27

Guilt is achieved when preschoolers are ridiculed criticized and they become hesitant to try new things out of fear of being made to feel bad

Question 28

Defined the Oedipal complex

Answer 28

A phenomenon by Sigmund Freud that occurs when a child aligns with a same-sex parents and compete for attention and affection of the opposite parent

Question 29

When does the oedipus

complex go away

Answer 29

By the time child enter school

Question 30

Preschooler cognition stage

Answer 30

Preschoolers are at the intuitive stage where they have memory and are starting to really solve problems without trial and error

Question 31

What is a preschoolers thinking

Answer 31

Just like toddler they have centered thinking but in this case a boy can only be a boy

Question 32

What is one characteristic to preschooler thinking after centered thinking

Answer 32

They think in absolutes

Girls can only have long hair while boys can only have short hair

Question 33

Define preschooler reasoning/thinking

Answer 33

They have transductive reasoning/thinking (general to general)

: A flower can only be a flower not a plant or a rose

Question 34

What is one specifics quality preschoolers contain in relation to objects

Answer 34

They have animism meaning they think inanimate objects have a soul (plants, teddy bears)

Question 35

What is another very unique quality preschoolers possess in reference to thinking

Answer 35

They have magical thinking which makes them believe their thoughts can influence the world around them
(Wishing brother would disappear, brother gets Ill, they think they caused it)

Question 36

What are preschooler fears related to

Answer 36

They are beginning to understand cause-and-effect so they fear running into the street they could get hit by car

Question 37

What do preschoolers not understand in reference to being hurt

Answer 37

They know something can hurt them but they don’t know how or why

Question 38

Define a preschoolers installment of certain fears

Answer 38

Preschoolers develop fears that may become unwarranted persisting into adulthood and manifest through bedwetting nightmares or sleepwalking

(I.e: fear of dog after getting bit)

Question 39

What is the language and vocabulary of a preschooler look like

Answer 39

They have a vocabulary explosion from 300 words to 3000 words

Can Now speak in complete sentences using correct tenses and prepositions

Can tell a story in sequence

Can now describe objects

Question 40

What is Kohlberg’s morality stage for preschoolers

Answer 40

Instrumental purpose in exchange: they do a good deed to receive praise or reward in return

The value approval and praise of parents they want to impress

Question 41

Through their morality what are they beginning to learn

Answer 41

They are being to learn how others feel and now begin and want to share

Question 42

What are preschool challenges in reference to other siblings

Answer 42

Sibling rivalry‘s experience jealousy if attention is on another sibling
(I.e: newborn)

Question 43

What is a parents job to correct sibling rivalry

Answer 43

Parents are test with giving preschooler attention and letting them take part in caring for a new sibling displaying their importance in the role of being a big brother

Question 44

What is important to ensure the preschooler does not feel forgotten

Answer 44

It’s important to spend one on one time with a preschooler to avoid feeling forgotten and still loved

Question 45

In relation to safety what is a parent most important job and to reduce the risk of what

Answer 45

For safety parents must be role models in a positive manner reducing risk of injuries like MVC‘s and illnesses by getting screened

Question 46

Why are hearing and vision screenings at preschooler times important

Answer 46

Early intervention‘s can prevent delays in learning

Question 47

What can hospitalizations lead to in a preschooler

Answer 47

Hospitalizations are traumatic and can lead to isolation and regression

it’s important to maintain daily routines and stay with child