What are the "Play Years" of early Childhood? - ANSWER 2-6 years old
In this stage of life what happens to the child's body? - ANSWER Slimmer bodies where the lower body lengthens
How much do children grow between the ages of 2 and 6? - ANSWER Height: 3inches (per/year)
Weight: 4.5lbs (per/y...
What are the "Play Years" of early Childhood? - ANSWER 2-6 years old
In this stage of life what happens to the child's body? - ANSWER Slimmer bodies where the lower body
lengthens
How much do children grow between the ages of 2 and 6? - ANSWER Height: 3inches (per/year)
Weight: 4.5lbs (per/year)
What obesity facts are involved in this stage of life? - ANSWER Children need far fewer calories per pound of
body weight than infants do. (Parents are worried that children are not eating enough so the push food)
What are children often insufficient in when it comes to nutrients? - ANSWER Iron, zinc, calcium (Can be
avoided with proper diet)
What are some ritualistic behaviors
regarding food that appear in children at this age? (Just Right Concerns) - ANSWER May eat only certain
foods, prepared and presented in a particular way
(Normal in children under 6, peak at 3 years old)
What are the patterns of brain development in this stage - ANSWER The brain develops faster than
any other body part at this stage.
Weight= 75% by 2 and 90% by 6
What is myelination and when does it happen? - ANSWER This fatty tissue quickens thought and reaction
time.
, What is the corpus callosum? - ANSWER 1. Nerve fibers that connects two hemispheres brain.
2. It improves coordination of both sides of the body.
What happen if the corpus callosum does not develop? - ANSWER A serious disorder such as autism could
occur
What is contralateral control? - ANSWER The right hemisphere controls the left side and the left hemisphere
controls the right side.
The Left side of the brain notices ______.
The Right side grasps ________. - ANSWER Left= Details
Right= Big Picture
What are the Brain Development Effects? - ANSWER Rapidly expanding cognitive, social, and motor abilities
What could be the result of changing handedness? - ANSWER 1. Parent-Child Conflict
2. Interference with natural process of lateralization
What does the prefrontal cortex do? - ANSWER Enables higher-order cognition (Planning and complex forms
of
goal-directed behavior)
What did Zelazo's Children Planning and Analyzing study show? - ANSWER 3-year-olds are told to sort
pictures by color and then sort the pictures by animal. (The children can sort the first group, but will then
regroup the picture the same way the second time)
What happens as the prefrontal cortex matures? - ANSWER 1. Regularized sleep, Nuanced emotional
response, Reduced tantrums
Allows for greater ATTENTION
, What happens with attention increases?? - ANSWER Impulsivity and perseveration will decrease
What is perseveration? - ANSWER A child does something OVER and OVER and OVER again
What does the limbic system do? - ANSWER Controls the expression & regulation of emotions and processes
memory (amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus)
What does the amygdala do? - ANSWER Registers emotions...Fear & Anxiety
What is the hippocampus responsible for? - ANSWER Memory... Especially in relations to the locations of
where the emotion occurred
What does the hypothalamus do? - ANSWER Responds to the amygdala and the
hippocampus to produce hormones
What is the HPA Axis? - ANSWER Hypothalamus, pituitary, adreanal axis
Limbic system's way of releasing hormones in response to an emotion or stressor
What is the response of stress in children? - ANSWER 1. Can foster growth if moderated
2. Can be debilitating if prolonged
What are the physiological responses to stress? - ANSWER Physical & mental disorders, poor emotional
regulation, Cognitive impairments
What can a parent do to reduce prolonged cortisol levels in their child? - ANSWER Undertand the
temperament of the child
What gross motor skills development is required? - ANSWER Requires muscle growth, brain
maturation, and guided practice
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