1. Life Span School Age Chapter 9

2. School Age AKA: Late childhood Formal education Ends with – Puberty

3. Height & Weight Height – 2-3 inch / year

4. Wait a minute! How much do they grow? Toddlers – 3 inch / year Preschool – 2 ½ - 3 inch / year School age – 2 - 3 inch / year

5. Height & Weight Height – 2-3 inch / year Weight – 5 lbs / year

6. Bone and Muscle Development Long bone growth  – Stretches Muscles Ligaments – “growing pains

7. Bone and Muscle Development Long bone growth Posture changes – Center of gravity moves  Downward – Pelvis tips backwards – Chest flattens

8. Bone and Muscle Development Long Bone growth Posture changes Muscle strength – –  – Immature  Injures Fine & Gross motor skills ––

9. Sensory Development Visual maturity – Age 6-7 Peripheral vision –– Depth perception –– Large print – No longer needed – Hand-eye coordination

10. Teeth Loss of deciduous teeth – 6-7 Permanent teeth Grow in same order as deciduous teeth

11. Dentition Dental visits – Q 6 months – Malocclusion – Plaque

12. Development of the GI System GI tolerances –– stomach capacity ––

13. Development of the Nervous System Motor skills Cognitive Senses mature – Taste – Smell – Touch – Discrimination

14. Development of the Immune system Peak antibody levels Lymph tissue – Tonsils – Adenoids Enlarged

15. Vital Signs Pulse – 90 Murmurs – 50% BP – 100/60 Resp – Alveoli – 20/min

16. Motor development Muscle mass –– Strength –– Gender Differences

17. Motor development Boys Stronger Running Jumping Throwing Endurance Girls Balance Coordination Fine motor skills

18. Motor Development: 6-7 Print Throw Catch Swim Tie shoes

19. Motor Development: 7-8 Smoother Ball & bat

20. Motor Development: 8 Pencil Print  cursive Musical instruments Outgoing – Fearless Select games based on interests

21. Motor Development: 9-10 Sports

22. Sexual Development Questions – “The Talk!”

23. Sexual Development Questions – “The Talk!” Relationships – Same gender Puberty

24. Psychosocial Development See themselves as – Producers Social focus – World Motivated Positive reinforcement

25. Psychosocial Development: 6-7 Energy New projects Short attention span

26. Psychosocial Development: 9 Initiate task Completion

27. Psychosocial Development: 11 Delayed gratification Stanford Marshmallow Test

28. Relationships: Friends Numerous Short duration Same gender BFF Heroes

29. Family Relationships Sibling rivalry Parent affection

30. Relationships Privacy $ Hygiene Room organization Expression of emotions

31. Discipline Balance – Limits – Praise / rewards Chores

32. How many people own a TV set? 99% of American households have at least 1 TV – 54% of children have a TV in their room

33. How much TV to kids watch? The average American child watched 3-5 hours a day – 28 hours a week

34. Violent Content 57% of TV programs contain violence Children programming contains 5 times more violence than prime time TV 25% of violent acts involve handguns Children’s TV shows contain about 20 violent acts each hour

35. When do kids watch TV the most? Saturday morning Before school After school

36. Children Can’t tell what is real from fiction – Lack real life experience – Believe what they see Are visual learners – Imitate what they see

37. TV violence misleads Violence is rewarded Violence is everywhere Violence is justified Violence is funny

38. $ effects of media violence Aggressor effect Victim effect Bystander effect Appetite effect

39. Special Concern Video games Computer

40. Special Concern “Latchkey” children Specific place & time Check in Teach Designate Rehearse Schedule

41. School Kindergarten – Socialization

42. School 1 st – 4 th grade – Following rules – Concentration – Unconditional respect

43. School 5 th – 8 th grade – Independent learning – Judgmental – Teacher  authority

44. Bullying School phobia Somatic conditions

45. Parental guidelines (9-2) Bullies Teach respect Set clear rules Teach negotiation + Example Praise + behavior Victims Coping strategies Enc. verbalization Self-esteem activities Praise achievements Avoid intervening

46. Cognitive Development Conservation

47. Lack of object conservation

48. Cognitive Development Reversibility

49. Cognitive Development Causation – Cause & effect

50. Seriation – the ability to sort objects in an order according to size, shape, or any other characteristic.

51. Classification – the ability to name and identify sets of objects according to appearance, size or other characteristic, including the idea that one set of objects can include another.

52. Are there more animals or dogs?

53. Cognitive development Perspective Time, space & dimension Braggers

54. Homework 5-8 years – Fun 9+ years – Avoid

55. Homework  Routine!

56. Moral development Transition Lying Reciprocity – Concern for others Law & Order

57. Communication Vocabulary – multiple meaning Swearing Code language

58. Nutrition Calcium Breakfast Obesity

59. Sleep & Rest 6 yr old – 12 hours 11 yr old – 10 hours

60. Play Pretend  reality Competition Team play

61. Safety MVA Protective gear Water safety Just say “no”

62. Stranger Danger

63. School Violence

64. Substance Abuse