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Chapter 8 Physical Growth in Preschool Children 8.1 Physical Growth 8.2 Motor Development 8.3 Health and Wellness *Growth slows and is more stable during preschool years. *Loss of fat and changing proportions. *Cartilage turns to bone. *Usually have all 20 primary teeth by the age of 3 years. Brain Development 80% of mature brain weight by age 3 90% of mature brain weight by age 5 Sleep

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Pre-school kids grow steadily, about 5-8 centimetres and 1.8 kilograms each year.  Adult proportions and less fat.  By age 3, all 20 teeth. 

•Rapid growth of the brain.  •Brain becomes more specialized (less plasticity)  –Left hemisphere for language-related skills  –Right hemisphere for understanding emotions and spatial relations Preschool years are a time of rapid growth for the brain.  Synaptic pruning continues. Shedding of unused synaptic  Myelinization continues, particularly of the corpus callosum and sensory and motor regions ofthe brain.Brain becomes more specialized.80% of mature brain weight by age 3 90% of mature brain weight by age 5       

  •Amount of sleep decreases  -giving up naps around 4 years.  •Bedtime struggles occur nightly (consistent bedtime routine recommended)   • Some children have sleep disturbances   -nightmares   -night terrors   -sleep walking    -bedwetting (boys more so than girls)    

9.1 Cognitive Processes

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