 |  A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e Diane E. Papalia,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman
Physical Development And Health in Early Childhood
Learning Objectives
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IAfter reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 9, you should be able to do
the following.
Summarize how boys and girls change in appearance, height, and weight
between ages 3 and 6.
Summarize dental development in early childhood and appropriate treatment
for thumb-sucking.
Discuss nutritional needs and prevention of obesity in early childhood.
List at least five suggestions for helping children eat and sleep well.
Describe normal sleep patterns and bedtime routines of preschoolers.
Name and describe three kinds of sleep disturbances, and tell how they
should be treated.
Identify factors that may be involved in bed-wetting and effective ways
of treating it.
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| | | LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IIAfter reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 9, you should be able to
do the following.
Outline the development of gross motor skills, explain what causes that
development, and suggest appropriate ways to foster it.
Give examples of advances in fine motor skills.
Summarize gender differences in young children's strength, musculature,
coordination, and motor skills.
Discuss possible causes of handedness, cultural attitudes toward it,
and advantages and disadvantages of being left- or right-handed.
Outline four stages in young children's drawing and tell how Rhoda Kellogg
suggests adults can best encourage children's artistic development.
Explain how art therapy can help children deal with emotional trauma.
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| | | LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IIIAfter reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 9, you should be able to
do the following.
Summarize current trends in death rates from major childhood illnesses.
Tell the physical, cognitive, and emotional benefits of frequent minor
respiratory illnesses in young children.
Identify the two most common causes and the two most common sites of
accidents fatal to young children; discuss the effectiveness of laws aimed
at preventing such accidents; and list recommended precautions for reducing
the risk of accidents.
Discuss how exposure to smoking, illness and stress, poverty and homelessness,
and lead may affect young children's health and well-being.
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| | | LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IVAfter reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 9, you should be able to
do the following.
Distinguish among physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and
physical and emotional neglect.
Summarize trends in the incidence of maltreatment, and explain why its
incidence is hard to measure.
Describe typical characteristics of abusive and neglectful parents.
Identify typical characteristics of children who are especially likely
to be victims of abuse.
State ways in which community and culture may contribute to maltreatment
of children.
Discuss the long-term effects of various types of maltreatment.
Describe effective ways of preventing maltreatment and of helping abused
children and their families.
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