Unit 5 Flashcards
The size relationship between different parts of the body
Proportion
Body from 4-6
Straighter/slimmer body
Abdomen flattens
Shoulders widen
Neck becomes longer
Height growth
2.5-3 inches each year
Weight gain
4-5 pounds a year
Large motor skills at 4-6
Running
Walking
Climbing
Small motor skills at 4-6
Drawing
Cutting
Stringing beads
The skilled use of hands and fingers
Dexterity
Able to use both hands with equal skill
Ambidextrous
Children are not able to control the muscles used when going to the bathroom
Enuresis
Emotional patterns of a 4 year old
Want independence Self centered Impatient Bossy Tattle on other kids Unusually loving
Emotional patterns of a 5 year old
Practical Sympathetic Longer attention span Anxiety or stress about school Feel empathy for others
Emotional patterns of a 6 year old
Stubborn
Rapidly changing moods
Want to be grown up but feel small and dependent on parents
Social patterns at 4
Start to form friendships
May be bossy
Want approval from others
Social patterns at 5
Outgoing
Talkative
Play in groups of five or six
Respect people’s belongings
Social patterns at 6
Do things their way
Friction between friends
Don’t want to share
Friends are the same sex