Quiz 3 Flashcards
Age of middle childhood
5-12
In middle childhood, growth patterns are _____ and children spend much more time in ______ with friends and in structured activities. It is the stage between _____ _____ and _____
slow, school, early childhood, adolescence
To support positive child development, compliment ____ ____ ____ decisions, engage in discussion on a variety of ______, create a safe space to share _______, and encourage them to come to you with their _____
well thought out, topics, emotions, problems
_____ ______ are important in the development of the mouth, development of the child’s ____. _____ and play a role in the chewing of food. Many children lose their first tooth around age ___ then continue to lose teeth for the next _____ years. In general, children lose the teeth in the ________ of the mouth first, then lose the teeth next to those in the sequence
deciduous teeth, smile, speech, 6, 6, middle
Girls are often ____ than boys at the end of middle childhood
taller
School aged child is better able to ____, coordinate activity using both left and right ______ of the brain, and to control ____ _____
plan, hemispheres, emotional outbursts
During middle childhood, there is a slower ____ ____. One result of this is an improvement in ____ ____. Children tend to sharpen their abilities to perform ______ and ____ motor skills
`growth rate, motor skills, fine, gross
The brain reaches its adult size at about age ____ and continues to develop for many years after it has attained this size
7
____% of children aged 5-17 are overweight or ____ in Canada. The percentage in school aged children has increased substantially since the ______ and it continues to increase. This is in part due to the introduction of a _______ ____ of television and other _____ ______. In addition, we have come to emphasize ___ ___, fast foods as a culture
30, obese, 1960, steady diet, sedentary activities, high fat
Typically, a child will gain _____kg a year and grow about _____ cm a year. Many girls and boys experience a ______ ___ ____ and it tends to happen earlier in girls ______, than it does in boys ______
2-3, 5, prepubescent growth spurt, 9-10, 11-12
Many children in middle tend to slim down and gain ____ ___ and ____ ___ making it possible to engage in strenuous ____ ___ for long periods of time
muscle strength, lung capacity, physical activity
Children’s participation in sports and athletic activities have been linked to higher levels of satisfaction with ______ and overall quality of life in children. There is also improved physical and _____ development and better ____ ______.
family, emotion, academic performance
_____, ___ and ____ can limit children’s opportunities to engage in sports. During middle childhood, girls are more likely than boys to have never participated in any type of sport or _____ ____ _____
gender, poverty, disability, organized athletic activity
Sports and athletic activities can help children build ___ ___, build on their physical development and learn a sense of _____. For many children, physical education in school is a key component in introducing children to _____.
social skills, competition, sports
For some children, the emphasis on competition and athletic skills can be _____ and lead children to grow tired and want to ____. Parental ______ and involvement may also impact children’s love for sports
counterproductive, quit, aspiration
Children are in the ____ ______ stage from age _____, and are mastering the use of logic in concrete ways. They use logic to solve problems tied to their ____ ______, but often have trouble solving ______ or considering more ____ problems. Children use _____ ____, thinking that the world reflects one’s personal experience.
concrete operational, 7-11, personal experience, hypotheticals, abstract, inductive reasoning
Children in middle childhood use ____ ___ to solve problems involving the physical world (ex. _____ and _____, _____ and _____). They can also ______ items into a hierarchical structure and organize from _____ to ______ items.
logical principles, cause, effect, size, distance, classify, broad, specific
Children at this age also have an understanding that objects have an _______ or ______ that do not change even if the object is altered in some way
identity, qualities
the idea that things that have been changed can return to their original state
reversibility
Many cognitive skills are incorporated into the school’s _______ through ______ _______
curriculum, mathematical problems
the idea the changes in one quality can be compensated for changes in another quality
reciprocity
New cognitive skills increase children’s understanding of the ____ ____ around them. _____ _____ or abstract thought occurs later
physical world, formal operational
The theory of memory that compares how the mind works to computer storing, processing, and retrieving information
information processing theory
The information the first enters memory; is continuous, but never really perceived for stored in the mind and lost after a few seconds because it is filtered out as irrelevant; if the information is not perceived or stored, it is discarded quickly
sensory memory