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UNIT #1 - CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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UNIT #1 - CHILD GROWTH ANDDEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is development? - Answer-changes that a human being experiences from
conception to maturity
What is developmental milestone? - Answer-changes and achievements which occur
throughout the lifespan
What are examples of developmental milestone? - Answer-Sitting upright, crawling,
standing, and walking in children
Why is developmental milestone important? - Answer-Help to identify advances in the
cognitive and social development of children
What is motor development? - Answer-changes in a child's ability to move and control
parts of the body
What are the TWO categories of motor development? - Answer-Gross motor and fine
motor skills
What are gross motor skills? - Answer-- move large parts
- entire limbs and torso
- use to walk, dance, and kick
What are fine motor skills? - Answer-- move smaller parts
-help you type, whittle, whistle, and apply makeup
What is physical development? - Answer-changes in the size, proportions, and strength
of the body
What is the 1st stage of physical development? - Answer-Infancy and Locomotion
What is infancy? - Answer-first year of life
What happens during infancy? - Answer-many developmental milestones:
3 months - hold up head, grasp objects, and wrap finger
6 months - roll over, prop elbows, and move backwards
1 year - sit up w/out help, try walk and stand
, What is locomotion? - Answer-move from one place to another (happens around 6
months of infancy)
What is the 2nd stage of physical development? - Answer-Early Childhood (between the
ages of one and four)
What happens during early childhood? - Answer-- toddler years (1-3 yo)
- preschoolers (3-5 yo)
- school aged (3-6 yo)
What are the characteristics of a 3 yo? - Answer-- approx 3 ft. tall
- 30-40 lbs
- can run, throw, draw shapes
What is a characteristic of a 3 1/2 yo? - Answer-- potty trained
What are the characteristics of a 3-6 yo? - Answer-- gain 5 lbs
- increase 2-3 in in height
What is a characteristic of a 4 yo? - Answer-- dress themselves
What are the characteristics of a 5 yo? - Answer-- stand on one foot, hop and climb
- use utensils
- draw
What is puberty? - Answer-changes in the human body enable it reproduce
What happens in adolescence? - Answer-- 11-14 yo
- physical changes (girls' hip widen & boy's shoulders widen)
- adult = motor skills
- lack physical strength of adult
What are the biological influences? - Answer-- child's genes
- hormones
- physical makeup
What are genes? - Answer-- genetics: study of heredity
- traits are passed on
- DNA: molecule that determine development
What are hormones? - Answer-- chemicals that carry instructions through our body
- tells when to grow and change
- feelings/mood
What are physical activities? - Answer-- sharpen gross motor
- core strength = muscles in torso
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