PEDS School-Age Panopto Flashcards
If you are School-Age, how old are you?
6-11 Years Old
From ages 6-12, what are some physical changes that will occur?
A Preadolescent growth spurt.
Extremities will grow more quickly:
Increase in leg length
Decreased head circumference
By puberty you will lose your primary (baby) teeth
In what ways do you become more independent during School Age?
You have an expanded focus outside of the home.
Your focus expands from family to teachers, peers, and other outside influences (school activities, school friends, and school attendance predominates)
At first, when a school-age child is playing sports, it is -
Later on, it gets to become-
Organized Sports
Competitive Sports
How much weight does a school age child gain a year?
How much height does a school age child gain a year?
Weight = Gain 2-3 kg per year (4.4 - 6.6 lbs)
Height = Grow about 5 cm per year (2 in)
Prepubescence occurs when?
During Preadolescence
Physiological changes occur particularly in girls at what age?
~9 Years Old
When do secondary sexual characteristics start to develop?
Prepubescence
When it comes to the growth spurts during prepubescence, these are faster in boys than girls.
True or false?
False, the growth spurts are faster for girls than boys
When does the eruption of permanent (secondary) teeth occur?
Prepubescence
Does the immune system improve during prepubescence?
Yes
Prepubescence occurs from-
9-13 Years Old
This is the time between the middle childhood and the teenage years =
Prepubescence
During puberty, the physical and hormonal changes that allow for reproduction occur during-
Puberty
Landmark change that occurs in girls =
Landmark change that occurs in boys =
In Girls = Their Menstrual Cycles Start
In Boys = First Ejaculation
The average age of puberty for girls =
About 10 - 12
The average age of puberty for boys =
About 11 - 13
Prepubescence occurs how long before puberty?
2 Years Before
Secondary Sexual Characteristics Examples:
Breast Buds, Voice Changes, Pubic Hair, Facial Hair
Rapid growth for girls, surpass boys in height and weight
Puberty will affect girls first, causing them to-
Have embarrassment, make them worried about their physical appearance, cause a low self-esteem
The late development in boys during puberty causes a-
Negative Self-Concept.
This can result in risk-taking behaviors (early sexual activity, substance abuse, reckless vehicle use).
Piaget’s Cognitive Development: School-Age
Concrete Operations:
Moves from egocentric to logical.
Looks at other points of view.
Knows relationships (Coins = Money / Parents = Family)
Classifies more complex info:
Classify, Order, and Sort Facts.
Groups & Sorts Objects.
Solve Concrete Problems.
Other Concrete Operations:
Tell clock-time; differentiates left from right.
Reads more - from comic books to classic stories.
A kid in the Concrete Operations stage of development will develop an understanding of-
Mass first, then Weight, then Volume
When can you classify more complex information and group/sort/organize facts =
Concrete Operations
When do kids start to love collections of all kinds? (Cards, coins, stamps, and stickers)
Within these collections, they’ll often place an order of-
Concrete Operations
Smallest to Largest
When can you solve concrete problems and think in the reverse?
Concrete Operations
When do kids start to order their friends from BFF to 2nd BFF?
Concrete Operations
By the time you are a school-age kid and in the concrete operations stage of development, you will understand how many words?
~8,000 - 14,000 Words
School-Age Erikson:
Industry vs Inferiority (6-12 Years Old)
Focus is school.
Industries! How things work and how they’re made.
Motivated to work alone.
Carries task to completion.
Success = Satisfaction.
Builds self-worth, accomplishment, competence.
