School Age - Development

Question 1

What type of games can 5 year olds play now?

Answer 1

Games with rules

Question 2

What type of activities should be encouraged for a 5 year old?

Answer 2

Those that help develop motor skills

Question 3

What happens at 5 years old when they first start school?

Answer 3

• need support to adjust
• parents must observe children for signs of fatigue and stress
• increased exposure to infectious diseases (nurses must stress importance of immunization)

Question 4

What types of activities can a 6 year old do?

Answer 4

Activities requiring muscle coordination

Question 5

Attention span of 6 year old?

Answer 5

Short

Question 6

Do boys and girls okay together at age 6?

Answer 6

Yes they begin to but prefer to associate with children of the same sex

Question 7

7 year olds knowledge?

Answer 7

• begin understanding concepts like math
• knows seasons and months

Question 8

7 year old standards? Independent?

Answer 8

• set high standards for themselves
• more modest
• more independent

Question 9

Can 8 year olds play alone for a long period of time?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What type of activities do 8 year olds enjoy?

Answer 10

Group activities and competitive sports

Question 11

What becomes better developed at 8 years old?

Answer 11

Muscles

Question 12

What becomes well developed at 9 year olds?

Answer 12

Hand and eye coordination

Question 13

What are 9 year olds more likely to do?

Answer 13

Complete tasks as they are more dependable and assumes more responsibility

Question 14

At the age of ten, what stage are you beginning?

Answer 14

Pre adolescent

Question 15

Are girls or boys more physically mature at 10?

Answer 15

Girls are more physically mature at this age

Question 16

What do 10 year olds take interest in?

Answer 16

Appearance and sexual curiosity continues

Question 17

What is more important to 10 year olds… group ideas or individual ones?

Answer 17

Group ideas

Question 18

What are some words to describe 11 - 12 year olds?

Answer 18

Energetic, intense, arguementative, observant

Question 19

What’s more apparent at age 11 - 12 physically?

Answer 19

Hormone influence on physical growth

Question 20

Are they still concerned with appearance at age 11 - 12?

Answer 20

Less concerned

Question 21

What decreases at age 11 - 12?

Answer 21

Ability to concentrate

Question 22

What do 11 - 12 year olds require?

Answer 22

Need freedom within limits and recognition that they are no longer infants

Question 23

What’s a good teaching tool at 11 - 12?

Answer 23

Chores

Question 24

What does conscience allow 11 - 12 year olds to accept?

Answer 24

Enables them to understand and accept reasonable discipline

However they should know why parents make decisions

Question 25

What should the focus of a 11 - 12 year old be?

Answer 25

Mastering the skill of the sport and enjoying exercise rather than winning the game

Question 26

If a school age kid is inattentive at school, what should be done?

Answer 26

Should be screened for vision or hearing impairments and language or learning disabilities

Question 27

What is done prior to school admission?

Answer 27

• Immunizations provided as needed
• greig health record

Question 28

What is Greig health record?

Answer 28

Tool for doctors that includes guidelines for check-ups, vaccines and development milestones