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What happens from 2-6 yrs
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children become slimmer and more muscular growing over 3"/5lbs per year
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Typical 6 yr old weighs
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46 lbs, 46"
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Growth influenced by
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ethnicity/culture
SES (food availability) genes nutrition |
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Just so phenomenon
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Tend to be picky eaters who insist on rituals (like OCD)
insistence that a particular experience occur in an exact sequence and manner decline after 3 yrs |
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By age 5, brain is...
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90% of adult weight.
Results in quicker, more reflexive thought. Speed of processing |
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Function of left hemisphere
Growth in prefrontal cortex devoted to... |
language, handedness (can tell by 1yr, reflects dominant side of brain)
planning, impulse control |
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Corpus callosum
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myelinates rapidly from 2-6 yrs leading to mre efficient communication btw hemispheres
Can coordinate two sides of brain/body |
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Lateralization
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Sideness - refers to the specialization of certain functions by each side of brain
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Limbic system crucial for
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expression and regulation of emotions
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Hypothalamus for
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developmental hormones (stress, cortisol)
Responds to amygdala and hippocampus to produce hormones |
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Amygdala
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Registering emotion (fear anxiety)
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Hippocampus
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Central processor for memory, especially locations
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Gross motor skills
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Balance improves: run, jump, hop, gallop, skip
Greater speed/endurance |
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Fine motor skills
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Self-help: dressing, eating, tying shoes
Drawing SEE CHART |
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Artistic expression development
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2nd year: scribbles
3-4: First representational forms (boundaries, people, tadpole) 5-6: More realistic drawings |
