CGDR DCF - Child Growth and Development Exam Questions and Answers

CGDR DCF - Child Growth and Development Exam Questions and Answers Specific body changes and increases in the child's size such as a child's height, weight, head circumference and BMI - ANSWER Growth An increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated and involves progression where child gains refined knowledge, behaviors and skills. - ANSWER Development The following are _________ between children in growth: 1. growth proceeds from head down 2. control of head and neck first, then arms, then legs 3. brain, heart and spinal cord are fully functional at birth 4. arm and leg muscles first then fingers and toes - ANSWER Similarities between children in growth The following are _____________: 1. Developmental sequence is similar for all 2. Development proceeds from general to specific 3. Development is continuous 4. Development proceeds at different rates 5. All areas of development are interrelated - ANSWER 5 basic principles of child growth and development Principle ____: children develop in relatively the same ways, there is a typical sequence of development that occurs as the child grows, behaviors and skills emerge in the same order - ANSWER Principle 1 Principle _____: body changes in a sequence and gives new abilities; as brain develops, cognitive skills improve - ANSWER Principle 2 Principle _____: there is continuity from one phase of development to the next, children continue to add behaviors as they perfect others (ex: language; cooing --> words) - ANSWER Principle 3 Principle _____: sequence of development is the same but the rate is different, development is constant but not uniform - ANSWER Principle 4