Preschool years Flashcards
Somatic and brain growth slows by the end of the ________ of life with DECREASE in nutritional requirements and appetite.
2nd year
Increase of approximately ______ in weight and ______ in height per YEAR.
2 kg (4-5 lb) 7-8 cm (2-3 in)
Birthweight quadruples by ______ of age.
2.5 year
A 4 year old weighs ______ and is ______ in tall.
18 kg (40 lb) 101.6 cm (40 in)
The head will grow only an additional _____ cm between ages 3 and 18 years.
5-6 cm
The need for sleep will decrease to ________.
11-13 hrs/24 hr
Visual acuity reaches 20/30 by age _____ and 20/20 by age ______.
3 years old
4 years old
All 20 primary teeth have erupted by ______ of age.
3 years
_______ is usually established by the 3rd year.
Handedness
_______ may result from attempts to change children’s hand preference.
Frustration
Bed-wetting is normal up to age _____ in girls and age ____ in boys.
4 year
5 year
Language development
2 and 5 years of age
The production of intelligible sounds.
Speech
Refers to the underlying mental act.
Language
_________ varies less in its rate of acquisition than does expressive language; therefore, it has greater prognostic importance.
Receptive language (understanding)
5% of preschool children stutter. Resolve in 80% of by age ______.
8 years
Simple imitation of common experiences such as shopping and putting baby to bed
2 or 3 years of age
Scenarios involving singular events such as going to the zoo or going on a trip
3 or 4 years of age
Creation of scenarios that have only been imagined such as flying to the moon
4 or 5 years of age
From early rules about asking (rather than taking) and sharing
2 or 3 years of age
Rules that change from moment to moment, according to the desires of the players
4 and 5 years of age
The beginning of the recognition of rules as relatively immutable
5 years of age
Children younger than _______ are not able to comprehend the concept of persuasive intent, they are more vulnerable to television advertising.
8 year
An indicator of cognitive and emotional development.
Language
Key factor in behavioral regulation and later school success.
Language
Tantrums end of the _____ of life and peak between _______ of age.
1st year
2 and 4 year
_______ is constrained by a child’s cognitive level and language abilities.
Moral thinking
No simple sentences
36 months (3 years old)
Intelligibility to unfamiliar adult at >50%
42 months (3.5 years old)
Not able to tell or retell a familiar story
54 months (4.5 years old)
Not fully intelligible to an unfamiliar
60 months (5 years old)
Not fully mature speech sounds
> 72 months (6 years old)
Loss of previously acquired babbling, speech or social skills
Any age
Ride a tricycle (Gross motor)
3 years
Do simple errands (Personal- social)
5 years
Draw a circle or a person with 2 body parts (fine motor)
3 years
Draw a cross (Fine motor)
3.5 - 4 years
Help in household chores (Personal-social)
5 years
Hop (Gross motor)
4 years
Skip (Gross motor)
5 years
Draw a circle or a person with 2 body parts (Fine motor)
3 years
Draw a square (Fine motor)
4-4.5 years
3-4 worded telegraphic sentences (Language)
3 years
Understand prepositions (Language)
3 years
Complete the sentences (Language)
4 years
Dress independently/correctly (Personal-social)
4 years
Understands concept of size (Language)
4 years
Understand concept of time (Language)
5 years
Follow 3-step commands (Language)
5 years
Dress under supervision (Personal-social)
3 years
