School Agers: Age 6-12 G&D

Question 1

how many pounds does a school aged child gain per year?

Answer 1

4-6

Question 2

how many inches does a school age child grow a year?

Answer 2

2 inches

Question 3

teeth of school agers

Answer 3

28 teeth grow

all teeth are in by age 12 EXCEPT molars

Question 4

overall body build of school agers

Answer 4

slim
long legs
increase muscles
thinner at waist

Question 5

normal vs for school agers

Answer 5

HR 70-90
RR 16-24
BP 112/60

Question 6

school agers are susceptible to

Answer 6

fractures

Question 7

by age 6-7 school agers vision is

Answer 7

20/20

Question 8

brain growth in complete by ___ years of age

Answer 8

10

Question 9

at age 6 school agers can

Answer 9

tie shoelaces
cut and paste
print capital letters
likes to play games

Question 10

at age 7 school agers can

Answer 10

read

Question 11

at age 8 school agers can

Answer 11

script write
ride a bicycle
run, jump, climb, hop
improved hand eye coordination
print works and learn cursive writing
brush and comb hair
likes table games

Question 12

at 9-10 school agers can

Answer 12

mature writing
throws ball skillfully
participates in organized sports, competitive games with rules
uses both hands independently

Question 13

stress and coping for the school agers

Answer 13

supernatural beings
injury
storms
dark
staying home alone
separation from parents
things on tv, movies
failure in school, tests
being unattractive

Question 14

red flags for school agers

Answer 14

school failure
lack of friends
social isolation
aggressive behaviors; fights, setting fires, animal abuse

Question 15

Erikson: Industry vs inferiority

Answer 15

children get skills to help them become contributing members of society
personal and interpersonal competence through technologic and social skills
take part of activities that require practice
music and hobbies that are small and short in duration
need frequent reinforcement of process rather than product
accomplishment encourages development of sense of industry

Question 16

Piaget: Concrete operational

Answer 16

able to use thoughts to experience events and situations
less rigid and egocentric
progress from making judgements on what they see (preconceptual) to making judgements on what they think (conceptual)
life centered on school and friends
learns reversibility, things have consequences

Question 17

Cognitive development of school agers

Answer 17

learns conversation of liquid, mass, #, length, area, and volume
think about consequences
classification skills
can serialize
ability to read
understanding of conversations
know that things change in shape doesn’t mean change in size
taught to not act on every urge
aware of body image, mostly the head
aware of disabilities, may not express concerns to family

Question 18

prepubescence

Answer 18

2 year period that precedes puberty

early sex characteristics