PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOLERS
PRESCHOOLERS GAIN HEIGHT/ WEIGHT WITH
GIRLS BEING SMALL AND THINNER
GIRLS HAVE MORE FATTY TISSUE
BOYS HAVE MORE MUSCLY TISSUE
PRESCHOOLERS BECOME SLENDER AND POSTERUALLY ERECT
PRESCHOOLERS HAVE NOTICABLE VARIATIONS OF GROWTH PATTERNS I.E TALLER, FATTER, THINNER
THE BRAIN AND DEVELOPMENT
BRAIN IS 75% AT AGE 3
BRAIN IS 95% AT AGE 6
MYLENATION
INCREASE IN SPEED AND EFFICENY OF INFORMATION PROCESSING
INTESIFIES AGE 3-6
FRONT LOBE DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING ORGANISING NEW ACTIONS AND MAINTAINING ATTENTION IS INCREASED
GROSS AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS
3 YEARS
MOTOR: HOPPING, JUMPING AND RUNNING FOR ENJOYMENT
FINE: ABILITY TO MANIPULATE SMALL OBJECTS
4 YEARS
MOTOR: MORE ADVENTORUS AND STARTING TO CLIMB
FINE: ABILITY TO MANIPULATE SMALL OBJECTS WITH MORE PRECISION
5 YEARS
MOTOR: RUN HARD, ENJOY CHASING AND CLIMBING HIGHER
FINE: HAND EYE BODY COORDINATION
COGNITIVE INFORMATION PROCESSING
ATTENTION: DEFINED AS “FOCUSING MENTAL RESOURCES ON INFORMATION”
AGES 6-7
CONCENTRATE ON TASKS AND MAKE NOTES ON DIRECTION
EXECTUIVE ATTENTION:
PLANNING ACTIONS:
ALLOCATION TO ATTENTION TO GOALS:
DETECTION TO MISTAKES AND COMPENSATING
MONITORING PROGRESS ON TASKS
SUSTAINED ATTENTION:
FOCUSSED AND EXTENDED TIME SPENT WITH AN OBJECT, TASK OR EVENT
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
COMPLEX SENTENCES ACHIEVED BETWEEN 2-3 YEARS
ALL VOWEL SOUNDS ARE PRODUCED BY AGE 3 YEARS
AGE 4 ASK A LOT OF WHY, WHERE AND WHAT QUESTIONS
AGE 5 HAVE A WIDE VOCABULARY OF VERBS, NOUNS AND NAME FIMILAR ACTIONS
ARE CURIOUS ABOUT LANGUAGE AND WILLING TO EXPERIENCE
USE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE SPEECH
LEARN THE WORDS THEY HEAR MOST AND THAT INTEREST THEM
PSYCHOSOCIAL : PEERS
SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND COMPARISON OUTSIDE FAMILY
AGE 3 SAME SEX FRIENDSHIPS ARE PREFERED
FREQUENCY OF INTERACTIONS RELATING TO RULES, NEGIOTATING, AGRUING AND AGREEING ABOUT PLAY
CHILDREN BEGIN TO DISTINGUSH BETWEEN FRIENDS AND NON-FRIENDS
ATTACHMENT SECURITY AND PARENT RELATIONSHIP QUALITIES
PLAY IS THE ‘WORK OF CHILDREN’
IMPORTANT FOR COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
HELPS CHILDREN MASTER ANXITIES, WORK OFF EXCESSIVE ENERGY AND RELEASE PENT UP TENSION
ENHANCES CREATIVE THOUGHT
DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
TYPES OF PLAY
2-3 YEARS: TOYS, EMOTIONS
4 YEARS: PLAY BASED ON WHAT CHILD HAS SEEN OR HEARD BUT NEVER EXPERIENCED
5-6 YEARS: HIGHLY IMAGINITIVE THEMES, MULTIPLE PLANS AND SEQUENCES
SOCIAL PLAY: INTERACTION WITH PEERS
GAMES: SIMPLE PLEASURABLE ACTIVITES WITH RULES, TURN TAKING AND COMPETITION
MIDDLESCHOOL THEROISTS AGE + DEVELOPMENT
PIAGET (6-11)
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL
ERIKSON(6-12)
INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY
MIDDLE SCHOOL PILSEC
PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, LANGUAGE, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL PHYSICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
GROWTH SLOW AND CONSISTENT
5-7cm and 2-3kg PER YEAR BEFORE PUBERTY
CONTRIBUTIONS: ORIGIN AND NUTRITION
HEAD CIRCUMFRANCE AND WEIGHT CIRCUMFRENCE DECREASE
BONES OSSIFIE
BABY TEETH
MIDDLE SCHOOL PHYSICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THE BRAIN
95% OF ADULT BRAIN AT 6
GROWTH SLOWS DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD
PREFRONTAL CORTEX AND CIRCULATORY DEVELOPMENT - IMPROVED
ATTENTION, REASONING AND COGNITIVE CONTROL
FRONT CORTEX INCREASES IN THICKNESS CEREBRAL CORTEX DUE TO READING
MIDDLE SCHOOL SLEEP AND EXERCISE
SLEEP AND EXERCISE IMPORTANT FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT
10-13 for EARLY CHILDHOOD
9-11 FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
15 MINS EXERCISE PER HOUR FOR 12 HOURS
SLEEP PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ATTENTION PROBLEMS
SLEEP GOOD WITH PEER ACCEPTANCE, SOCIAL SKILLS AND VOCABULARY
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
INFORMATION PROCESSING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
PAYING ATTENTION TO ENVIRONMENT
REMEMBERING AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
UNDERSTAND OWN AND OTHERS MENTAL PROCESS
