Toddler Pre-schooler : WEEK 4 Flashcards
What age is the toddler to preschooler
12-18 months to 3years of age
what are the overview of developmental and physical changes
1) 5-10cm height/year
2) 1.5-2.5kg weight/year
3) continue to meseaure the head circumference
4) may measure length or height standing
What can a 3 year old do in terms of motor skills?
- throws ball underhand
- rides tricycle
- jumps to bottom step
- stand on one foot for a few seconds
- hopping, jumping, running
- try and dance yet balance may not be adequate
- run and jump 15cm
- goes up stairs using alternative feet, may still come down using both feet
what can a 4yr old do?
- skips and hops on one foot
- catches ball reliably
- throws ball overhead
- walks down stairs using alternative footing
- carries 5.4kg object
- catches ball
what can a 5yr old do?
- skips and hops on alternative feet
- throws and catches a ball well
- skates with good balance
- walks backward with heal to toe
- balances on alternative feet with eyes closed
- skips rope
- jumps from height of 30cm and lands on toe
what can a 10-12yr old do?
begin to show manipulative skills similar to the abilities of adults
- girls usually outperform boys in their use of fine motor skills
what’s the biggest threat to children?
childhood obesity and type 2 diabtes
how many hours do children get of sleep?
11-13 hours
what is behavioural insomnia?
repeated difficulty with sleep initiation, duration, consolidation, or quality that occurs despite age appropriate time and opportunity for sleep, which results in some form of daytime functional impairment for the child and/or family in children over the age of 6 motnhs
define animism
belief that inanimate objects have life-like qualities capable of action
define egocentrism
inability to distinguish one’s own perspective and someone else’s
define conservation
lack awareness that altering an object or substance’s appearance does not change its basic properties
describe the 6 principles in young children’s vocabulary development
1) Children learn the words they hear most often.
2) Children learn words for things and events that interest them.
3) Children learn words best in responsive and interactive contexts.
4) Children learn words best in contexts that are meaningful.
5) Children learn words best with clear information about
word meaning.
6) Children learn words best when grammar and vocabulary are
considered
define executive attention
involves planning actions allocating attention to goals detecting and compensating for errors monitoring progress on tasks and dealing with novel or difficulty circumstances
define sustained attention (vigilance)
focused, extended engagement with task
