DCF Child Care 40 Hour Certification-
Child Growth and Development (Florida)
2016 with 100% correct answers
Growth - answer specific body changed and increases in the child's size
Babies can grow ___ inches in length and triple their birth weight - answer 10
How many inches will a child grow per year after their first year? - answer 5 per year until about
age 3
How many inches will a child grow after 3 years? - answer 2-3 inches per year
Girls enter puberty between - answer 8 and 13
Boys enter puberty between - answer 10 and 15
Growth proceeds - answer head to toe
center out
Children gain control of __________ first, then arms and legs - answer head and neck
Are the brain, heart and spinal cord fully functioning at birth? - answer yes
As children grow they gain control of their arm and leg muscles, then finger and toe - answer
Gain control of big, general muscles then refine the skills
, Principles of Child Development - answer 1) Sequence is similar for all
2) Proceeds from general to specific
3) Development is continuous
4) Proceeds at different rates
5) All areas of development are interrelated
Developmental sequences is similar for all - answer you crawl before you walk, even though the
time it takes to crawl may vary
Development proceeds from general to specific - answer large muscles develop first, they learn
to control those. then smaller muscles develop and they learn to control those.
Development is continuous - answer children continue to add new behaviors and skills as they
perfect abilities. ie: gurgles to coos to chattering to words to phrases to sentences
Development proceeds at different rates - answer Each child is different. ie: some children will
walk at 10 months and some at 18
All areas of development are interrelated - answer 6 domains of development effect one
another as children learn new skills and abilities
How many brain cells are there at birth? - answer 100 billion
Synapse - answer connection between 2 nerve cells
developmental disability - answer a chronic condition that is diagnosed in childhood and
substantially limits major life activities in adulthood
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