1. Life Span Chapter 8 Preschool

2. Age – 3-6yrs

3. Height & Weight Height – 2 ½ inches / year Weight – 6 pounds / year

4. Body proportions Subcutaneous tissue –  Adipose tissue –  Trunk growth ___ extremity growth – <

5. Muscle & Bone Development 75% of weight gain due to – Muscle growth

6. Muscles & Bone Development Hips rotate – Inward  – Adduction of the foot

7. Muscle & Bone Development Long bones – Red marrow  – Yellow marrow Flat bones – Red marrow Skull, Sternum, Pelvis – Blood cell production

8. Teeth Tooth decay Plaque Dental visits – Q 6 months

9. Sensory Development Vision – 20/20 – By age 5 Depth perception Color Hearing – Ear infections

10. Vital Signs Pulse – 90-100 / minute Resp – 22-25 / min BP – 100 / 60

11. Gross motor 4 yrs – Walking / running Tip toes – Hop & balance One foot – Stairs Alternating feet – Climb & jump – Tricycle – Catch a ball with arms 5 yrs –  Coordination – Jump rope – Skip – Balance beam – Catch a ball with hands – Sports

12. Fine motor Self-care – Front /back – Spoon / fork – Toiletting Draw Scissors Printing name

13. Sexual Development Genital awareness Strong attachment to parent of – Opposite sex Masturbation

14. Psychosocial development: Initiative Explore! Pretending

15. Psychosocial development: Discipline Set limits Discipline teaches  – Impulse control Explore feelings

16. Psychosocial development: Jealousy – Affection – Attention – Recognition

17. Preschool education Purpose? – Cognitive – Motor – Social

18. According to Piaget, what stage of cognitive development is a pre-school age child? A.Analytical B.Pre-conventional C.Sensorimotor D.Conventional E.Pre-operational

19. Cognitive development Centration – Single focus (person with a mask)

20. Cognitive development Centration Lack reversibility – How 2 actions relate

21. Cognitive development Centration Lack reversibility Transductive reasoning – 2 simultaneous events  one caused the other

22. Cognitive development Centration Lack reversibility Transductive reasoning Symbolic functioning

23. Cognitive development Centration Lack reversibility Transductive reasoning Symbolic functioning Animism – Objects have human feeling & intentions (Grandma T’s microwave)

24. Cognitive development Centration Lack reversibility Transductive reasoning Symbolic functioning Animism Intuitive thought – Believe without knowing why

25. Cognitive development Centration Lack reversibility Transductive reasoning Symbolic functioning Animism Intuitive thought No class inclusion – Can not see an object as belonging to 2 groups

26. Cognitive development Language & Memory Egocentric – Share – Take turn – Follow rules Creative Increased attention span

27. Communication 4 yrs – 4 word sentences – Who, what, where – Nouns, verbs & adjectives 5 yrs – 5+ word sentences – 2,000+ word vocabulary

28. Nutrition Caloric intake – 1,800 cal /day

29. Sleep and Rest 10-12 hours / night Nap – 1 a day (if) – 30 – 60 minutes Nightmares

30. Play Cooperative / associative play – Follow rules – Share – Take turns Symbolic play continues Audience Imagination Imaginary friends

31. Play Building confidence

32. Play Imagination

33. Play T.V.

34. Safety Car seats

35. Safety Water safety

36. Safety Stranger Danger

37. Health Promotion Booster shots – DPT Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus – IPT Polio vaccine

38. Thumb sucking Malalignment of the teeth

39. Enuresis Bed-wetting – Boys _____ Girls – Boys > Girls

40. Fears Dark Mutilation Abandonment

41. Handling Fears 1.Acknowledge 2.Reality 3.Reassure

42. Fear of the dark

43. Fear of mutilation

44. Fear of Abandonment Do NOT sneak or lie!

45. Safety Car seats Injuries Strangers

46. Thumb sucking Malalignment of the teeth

47. Bed-wetting Enuresis

48. Fears Dark Mutilation Abandonment