School-age communication

Question 1

industry

Answer 1

increasing independence
interested in how things are made and run
increased interactions and activities
needs support and encouragement and trust from people in their life to prevent feelings of inferiority from repeated failures

Question 2

decentration

Answer 2

you can focus on 2-3 things and move them around (they don’t just focus on one thing)

Question 3

transformational reasoning

Answer 3

they understand that people get sick and people get better. they can understand that their body takes up something that is injected. age 8 is a stage of much more maturity and some of the chronic care can be turned over to them.

Question 4

seriation

Answer 4

by about 8 they can seriate (this is the best diet on the page, this is 2nd); putting things in order

Question 5

equivalency

Answer 5

they start to understand equivalency (ie a dime is worth more than a nickel)

Question 6

conservation

Answer 6

they start to understand the principle of conservation – that matter does not change when it’s form changes; the liquids example – the taller one does not have more in it

Question 7

classification

Answer 7

they like things to be put into groups

Question 8

reversibility

Answer 8

they understand their body boundaries (IV isn’t going to leak out, if they’re sick they won’t be sick forever)

Question 9

improved concept of time

Answer 9

can understand 1/2 hours, hours, etc. By 8 better understanding of time.

Question 10

peers

Answer 10

becoming more important to them

Question 11

self-control

Answer 11

extremely important for them to have self-control. try to give them some control (letting them raise their hand to stop a procedure)