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NUR 228 - Middle childhood Questions &
100% Correct Answers
What does the physical growth look like?
✓ ~~> - weight
✓ - average gain is 4-7 lbs per year
✓ - doubles from age 6 - 11 years
✓ - heights
✓ - about 2-3 inches per year
✓ - girls retain more fatty tissue than boys
✓ - African American boys and girls grow faster than white children
✓ (average 10 year old weighs about 18 lbs > 40 yrs ago )
What is their tooth development like?
✓ ~~> - dental care is vital: 11% children do not visit a dentist during 2012
-2014
- tooth decay is one of the most untreated chronic conditions during
childhood
- dental caries result in pain, chewing food difficulties, missed school,
problems with concentration, appearance
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what is their nutrition like?
✓ ~~> - Need a varied diet of:
-Grains, fruits, vegetables
- Less than 10% calories from saturated fat
- 2400 calories/ day
- Teach good nutrition, food groups, and healthy snacks
- BREAKFAST IS ESSENTIAL
What is their sleep like?
✓ ~~> - Children age 9yrs. Need approximately 10 hrs of sleep
- Regular and sufficient sleep is important for growth and learning
- Poor sleep hygiene
- Parents wok late, allowed to stay up late
- Watching TV videos
- School demands
what is their brain development like?
✓ ~~> - loss in density of gray matter, or pruning of unused dendrites
- control of motor tone and movement
- mediate higher cognitive functions, attention and emotions
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- spatial understanding, thinking, and language
- steady increase in white matter in corpus callosum for fine motor control like
writing legibly, tie shoelaces or play musical instruments
What foes play look like during recess?
✓ ~~> - games tend to be informal and spontaneous\
- boys are more physical
- girls tend to favor games with verbal expression
- rough- and - tumble play
- vigorous play that involves wrestling, kicking, chasing, and screaming
- seems to be universal
How do sports and other activities affect them?
✓ ~~> - Approximately 40% of 9- 13 year old's participate in organized
athletics
- to improve motor skills, sport programs should:
- offer a variety of sports
- coach toward skill building, not winning
Do barbie dolls affect body image?
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
NUR 228 - Middle childhood Questions &
100% Correct Answers
What does the physical growth look like?
✓ ~~> - weight
✓ - average gain is 4-7 lbs per year
✓ - doubles from age 6 - 11 years
✓ - heights
✓ - about 2-3 inches per year
✓ - girls retain more fatty tissue than boys
✓ - African American boys and girls grow faster than white children
✓ (average 10 year old weighs about 18 lbs > 40 yrs ago )
What is their tooth development like?
✓ ~~> - dental care is vital: 11% children do not visit a dentist during 2012
-2014
- tooth decay is one of the most untreated chronic conditions during
childhood
- dental caries result in pain, chewing food difficulties, missed school,
problems with concentration, appearance
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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what is their nutrition like?
✓ ~~> - Need a varied diet of:
-Grains, fruits, vegetables
- Less than 10% calories from saturated fat
- 2400 calories/ day
- Teach good nutrition, food groups, and healthy snacks
- BREAKFAST IS ESSENTIAL
What is their sleep like?
✓ ~~> - Children age 9yrs. Need approximately 10 hrs of sleep
- Regular and sufficient sleep is important for growth and learning
- Poor sleep hygiene
- Parents wok late, allowed to stay up late
- Watching TV videos
- School demands
what is their brain development like?
✓ ~~> - loss in density of gray matter, or pruning of unused dendrites
- control of motor tone and movement
- mediate higher cognitive functions, attention and emotions
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 3 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
- spatial understanding, thinking, and language
- steady increase in white matter in corpus callosum for fine motor control like
writing legibly, tie shoelaces or play musical instruments
What foes play look like during recess?
✓ ~~> - games tend to be informal and spontaneous\
- boys are more physical
- girls tend to favor games with verbal expression
- rough- and - tumble play
- vigorous play that involves wrestling, kicking, chasing, and screaming
- seems to be universal
How do sports and other activities affect them?
✓ ~~> - Approximately 40% of 9- 13 year old's participate in organized
athletics
- to improve motor skills, sport programs should:
- offer a variety of sports
- coach toward skill building, not winning
Do barbie dolls affect body image?
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
