ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Growth and Development STUDENT NAME _____________________________________ School aged (6-12 years old) DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE _______________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________ EXPECTED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Physical Development - height increase by 2"/year - weight increase by 2-3 kg/year - more elongated skeletal growth - fat diminishes - male and female differ little in size - shedding of deciduous teeth, ends at puberty with acquisition of permanent teeth - Cognitive Development -use thought processes to experience events and actions -understanding of relationships between things and ideas -able to make judgements based on reason - conceptual thinking - abstraction and reflection -sort, classify, order, and organize facts; use in problem solving Psychosocial Development Piaget: Preoperational (6 yrs) Concrete Operations (7-12 yrs)- able to deal with a number of different aspects of a situation simultaneously Erickson: Industry vs Inferiority- goal is achievement, (positive) develop a sense of master and self assurance, (negative) inadequacy or inferiority if too much is expected or too high standards are set ->will learn to shun new activities Age-Appropriate Activities formalized clubs and groups: little league, boy scouts, girl scouts, club/team sports Health Promotion immunizations, nutrition, sleep and rest, dental health, injury prevention Immunizations -DTaP, poliovirus, MMR, varicella - yearly flu - Tdap, MCV4 ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES Health Screening Scoliosis Nutrition - adult portion food - obesity is a concern - importance of nutritious snacks vs high caloric low nutritional value snacks Injury Prevention - bodily harm from firearms. stranger safety, helmets - burns from hot water, smoke detectors, use sunscreen - drowning: supervise around water - motor-vehicle use approved car restraints, rules for driving with peers, and intoxication THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE A5
