Preschool Age 3-5 Flashcards
Height increased
Around 6.5-9 cm per year
Weight Gain
About 2/3 kg per year
Gross motor skills
Age 3: tricycle, jumps, climbs stairs and alternating foot pattern
Age 4: skips, hops, throws ball, descends stairs
Age 5: throw and catch a ball, jump rope and increased balance
Fine Motor Skills
Age 3: builds larger towers, builds bridges, copies circles, cannot draw a stick figure
Age 4: begin use of scissors, copies basic figures, adds three parts to stick figure
Age 5: can tie shoes, use scissors, copies figures and can add 7-9 figures, prints numbers and letters
Psychosocial development- Erikson
Sense of Initiative
Could result into sense of guilt
Developing conscience
Psychosocial Development- Piaget
Pre-conceptual phase 2-4yrs
Intuitive thought phase 4-7yrs
Magical thinking
Thoughts are all powerful and key to their vulnerability
Transductive thinking
Illogical thinking that attributes cause and effect she to close proximity of events
Concept of Time
No concept, use own frame of reference
Egocentricity
Self reference
Understanding
Understanding is limited
Centrism
Only one idea at a time
Animism
Project lifelike qualities onto inanimate objects
Spiritual Development
Concepts continue to from significant others
Can memorize short prayers
Limited understanding
Language
Age 3: 300 words
Age 5: 2100 words
Most critical time period for speech development is between 2-4 years
Body Image
Begin to understand difference in appearances
Fear of mutilation
Telegraphic Speech
Sentences are only 3/4 words and only contain essential to convey meaning
Developmental Stuttering
Common and as a result is trying to say the wires they are thinking about as they are thinking faster than the ability to produce the words
Associative Play
Group play without the rules and grid organizational structures
Aggression
Results from frustration, parental disapproval, or humiliation
Stress and Fears
Fear as a product of their developmental stage
Address through prevention
Teach coping skills
Nutrition
1800 calories a day
Dental Health
Dental caries are very common
Poverty increases the chance for dental caries
Exercise, Sleep and Rest
60 minutes of exercise
12 hours of sleep PLUS naps
Routines are SO important
