Care of Family with a preschooler Flashcards
(28 cards)
Age of a preschooler
3-5 years old
Average weight gain
2-3 kg
Average height gain
2.5 - 3.5 inches
pulse rate ____________
decreases to 85 bpm
lymphatics tissues begin to grow
tonsil
increase level of _____ and ____ antibodies
IgG, IgA
Gross and Fine Development
3 y/o - walk, run, climb and jump well
4 y/o - skip, hop on one foot, catch a ball
5 y/o - can skip on alternate feet, jump rope, begin to skate and swim
importance of scribbling and drawing
R-SEA: learn to read, learn symbolic language, eye-hand coordination, used to assess intelligence, personality and development
Drawing and scribbles:
3 y/o - ?
4-5 y/o - ?
shape stage
pictorial stage
Psychosocial Development
Initiative vs. Guilt
Psychoanalytic development
Phallic stage
Oedipus complex
boy is attached to mother
Electra complex
girl is attached to father
Cognitive development
pre-operational (2-7)
pre-conceptual (4-7)
Intuitive thought (4-7)
magical thinking
Moral Development
behave according to freedom and restrictions
based on punishment and obedient
Spiritual development
-learning religion to their SO and environment
-conscience
-learns right and wrong
Body image and sexuality
recognize pretty and ugly
sex-role imitation
fears of mutilation
Social Development - Language
increases to 2100 words
3-4: 3-4 words, ask many question
4-5: 4-5 words
6: use all parts of the speech
Personal-social
- ritualism and negatism gradually diminish
- show obeying to warnings
- more sociable
type of play
associative play: play with other children but doing different things
toys facilitate:
IIDE: imagination, imitation, dramatization, education purpose
Temperament
increase temper tantrums (due to adjustment in group situations)
Common fears of the pre-shooler
Dark, mutilation, separation
Behavior variations
- story telling
- imaginary friends
