Child Development Final Review

One milestone a preschooler may reach is:

Running outside.

Anger is the most commonly expressed emotion for preschoolers.

Intelligence plays a large part in school success and in shaping children’s lives.

By age 7, children can sort items by two or more different characteristics at the same time.

One way to help get a child excited about starting school is to:

Cutting with scissors.

Some things to childproof in the home are window blinds, fireplaces, and hot water temperatures.

From ages 1 to 3, the child’s body should get taller and thinner.

Preschoolers love to play dress up and use their imagination.

Which of these is triggered by hormonal changes sent by the pituitary gland?

By age 3, a child should be able to drink from a cup.

Which of the following is a reliable resource for finding nutritious recipes and menus for preschoolers?

Learning that happens when a child tries several solutions to eventually find one that works is called

Children in this age group may worry about:

From age 6 to age 12, boys start to become taller than girls.

Proposes that people have varying degrees of analytical, creative, and practical intelligences.

The best way caregivers can promote a healthy emotional development is

Screwing lids onto containers.

Nutrition play a part in weight and body composition.

Spanking

Which of the following is true regarding a preschooler’s physical growth?

Suggested an explanation as to why some students who do well i

Allow the child to choose between 2 things.

Children should be checked for this in middle school.

Give one instruction at a time.

How many meals and snacks should toddlers have per day?

Redirect the child.

Developmental milestones are one way to check to make sure a child is developing appropriately.

Which of the following is an example of “developmentally appropriate”?

Which of the following is true about 4-year-olds?

Drawing with a marker or crayon.

A good snack for a toddler would be

Divided childhood intellectual development into four stages one of which is the concrete operations stage.

The child has below average intelligence.

A 4-year-old should be able to dress and undress himself.

Pulling a toy with wheels.

Climbing stairs.

A 5-year-old should be able to skip with alternating feet.

Walking along a trail.

Conflicts may be common among siblings close in age.

Which of the following is a good toy to promote fine motor skills?

During the preschool years, children will gain weight faster than at any time in their life.

An intelligence test for a preschooler will be a written test.

Supports allowing children a large variety of experiences.

Children in this age group spend more time in physical play and less time talking.

Force the child to say they are sorry.

Picking up leaves from the ground.

Memory is central to all learning.

Say “no” as much as possible.

Which is a good toy to promote gross motor skills?

Interferes with the ability to learn.

Provide 2 of the same toy.

Up to age 12, girls weigh about the same or more than boys.

Eating disorders do not occur at this age.

It is important that children be able to do what by the time they start school?

Ways to control anger are:

Believed in very little adult intrusion in learning.

Stacking blocks.

Routines are boring and not recommended for preschoolers.

Children should eat a wide variety of nutritious food for their growth needs.

Childhood injuries are very rare. It is not necessary to be on alert for accidents.

Diabetes or learning problems for example.

Pre-teens may develop an interest at this age that lasts a lifetime.

Believed in self-directed learning.

Interferes with the ability to communicate clearly.

Another term for special needs children.

Mobility, vision, hearing, learning, speaking, motor skills for example.

Children who have special abilities in some area.

Girls tend to go through puberty earlier than boys.

Giving rules ahead of time.

What does an orthodontist specialize in?

Attention deficit disorder with lack of control.

Which of the following is a good activity for a preschooler to practice their fine motor skills?

Cooperative play is when children

The span of one to three years is called:

Why were middle schools developed?

Theorized that biological development and cultural experience both influenced children’s ability to learn.

Turning pages of a board book.

An ideal place to store children’s clothing is a chest of drawers.

Time-out

Which of the following is something a preschooler is capable of learning to do for themselves?

Children will have a full set of 32 teeth by the age of 3.

Proposed a theory of multiple intelligences.

Cigarette smoke is a known air pollutant that should be kept away from children.

Your pediatrician will measure your child’s height and weight at every visit.

It is crucial that young children have a stimulating environment to promote learning.

A growth spurt occurs when

Affects a child ability to communicate and interact with others. Also known as ASD.

Believed children learned the most and best from other people.

A one to three-year-old has a very long attention span.

Praise the child as often as possible.

A common learning problem where printed symbols are not understood.

Children in this age group have terrible attention spans until the age of 12.