What Is The Difference Between Normal And Preschoolers?

The journal article by Washington, Reifsnider, Bishop, Ethington, and Ruffin, examines the differences in height and weight among normal and overweight preschoolers by comparing the individual, home, family, and community. It was found that low socioeconomic and ethnic minority groups have higher rates of being overweight or obese. There was also a strong correlation between a child’s height, weight, BMI, and the ecological factors present in the family’s environment. Overweight children consumed significantly more fruit, bread, other carbohydrates, and total calories, than did normal weight children. More overweight children ate with someone present. Mothers of overweight children were more likely to be overweight themselves.
The evidence of this article can benefit nursing and the care of young children because it allows a nurse to recognize parental influences on childhood obesity and through education, possibly prevent it. Nurses can teach the parents of preschoolers the influence that diet and the environment have on their child and how to avoid factors that …show more content…
According to Hockenberry and Wilson (2013) this is above the average height of 40.5 inches and weight of 36 pounds for this age. As reported by Taylor, Lillis, Lynn, and LeMone (2015) this places the preschooler in the 85th percentile which categorizes her as overweight. W.O.’s gross motor skills are age appropriate with the ability to hop on one foot, catch a ball, and swim with parental assistance (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2013). As stated by Hockenberry and Wilson (2013), W.O.’s language skills are more at the level of a 5 year old with the ability to use time-associated words like the days of the week and months of the year. Hockenberry and Wilson (2013) also place the preschooler’s fine motor skills above average with capability to print letters, numbers, and write her first