Life Span #1

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Definition of Growth

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Increase in body size
Changes in structure, funtion, and complexity
Body cell content
Meabolic and Biochemical processes

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Definition of Development:
Patterned, orderly and lifelong changed

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Structure
Throughts
Feelings
Behavior

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Defintion of Development:
Result of

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Maturtion of physical and mental capacity
Experiences
Learning

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Definition of Learning

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Process of gaining specific knowlege, skills and acquiring habits and attitudes
Result of:
Experience
Education or training
Behavioral Changes

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People grow and develop in an

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orderly way based on genetic and physiological foundations

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enviromental experiences are a powerful

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influence and may suppress or enhance genetic capacity for expression of certain talents, cognitive abilities, language or physical achivements, or social skills

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Childs ability to preform physical task depends on

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Maturation of neurological structures in the brain
Muscular and skeletal system development

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Cephalocaudal sequence of growth

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is from head (brain) to trunk to feet

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Conception

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From the beginning, heredity and enviroment are intertwined. The zygote has all of the biological information needed for development of the body

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Muliple births

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Have become more frequent because of fertility drugs and in vitro fertilization- due to nurture because fertility drugs are affecting the twinning occurrence

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Congenital malformations

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these are NOT inherited diseases
Physical or mental disabilites that occur before birth
Example: Fragile X syndrome, cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell syndrome, muscular dystrophy, Down Syndrome

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Anemia

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If iron deficiency anemia spontaneius abortion, prematurity, low birth weight, and fetal death could occur

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Enviromental Pollution

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The child is not fully developed at birth, the brain and the neurological, immune, endocrine, and reporductive systems pass through numerous critical periods when they care especially vulnerable

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Weight gain durning pregnancy

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Disired weight gain depends on the femals weight-height ratio before pregnancy

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A mother needs to be aware that the things she does during her pregnancy

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are significant to the health of her baby from the very first day of her pregnancy

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The use of any drugs, other than those prescribed for use during pregnancy

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may have grave consequences for the health of both the mother and the baby

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Nutrition Educations (during pregnancy)

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calories are needed for cell multiplication, protien is believed to be promarily related to enlargement of cells, pre-natal vitamin supplements are important for the growth and development of the fetus

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Socialization (newborn)

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The newborn must be socialized or shaped along a number of dimensions: emotional, social, cognative, intellectual, perceptual, behavioral, and expressive.

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Failure to Thrive

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Discribes infants who are unable to obtain or use calories an dother nutrients required for growth, weight, and height

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Attachement (Newborns): Engrossment

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refers to initail paternal tie

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Body Temp at Birth

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Get baby warm and dry r/t vasoconstrication

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Apgar Tool

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Assessed at 1 min and 5 min after birth
Includes:
respirations
heart rate
muscle tone
reflex activities
color
-Score less than 7 may indicate difficulty

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Umbilical cord Care

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Keep clean and dry, and use water to clean if soiled

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Fontanel closers

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The posterior fontanel closes by 2-3 months, the anterior fontanel closes between 8-18 months

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Circumcision

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Parents should back own decision- you need to make the best decision for you and your child

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Immunizations

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Help them get immunized

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Power struggles between parent and child are

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NORMAL

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Attachment behavior

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is very evident during the toddler years

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Insist the child sit to ear or drink to reduce the risk of

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a toddler aspirating or choking

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Type of Play for children

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pretend/symbolic play

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Bedtime rituals

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are important (bath, reading a story, soft music)

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the child's adaptive behavior is strengthened when he or she is

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taught to do something for self

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Toddles Develop sense of

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self-control and beginning independence

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Toilet Training

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Independence and autonomy are critical issues

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Safety and health

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Placing safety latches on doors can reduce the possibility of poisoning for toddlers

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Develpmental characteristics make toddlers more prone to

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accidents

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Asthma and breast feeding

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Breast feeding for 6-12 months is an importnat preventive measure for allergies in a child

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Parenting Styles: Authoritarian

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Parent exerts control, is demanding, but is responsice to and accepting of the child

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Parenting Styles: Permissive

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indulgent and rarley makes demands or exerts control. the child is encouraged to express feelings and impules

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Preschoolers: Child imitates the parents

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major preschooler task called identification. As the child watches and listens to the patents and demonstrates what they do

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One-parent or step parent family: Child affected based on

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Involvement with the divorced parents

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Older siblings

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Often positive feeling exist between a preschooler and an older sibling

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Denver Deveopmental Screening Test

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Evaluates gross motor skills
Considered a generall assessment tool that can help guide treament and teaching

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Nutrional needs of children

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are the same as adult but in smaller quantities

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Exercise needs of children

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needs at least 60 minutes of active exercise daily