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| How do children’s bodies, body proportions, body size, and center of gravity change as they grow from age 2 to 5 years? |
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| Briefly describe some significant aspects of brain growth during the preschool years. |
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| What are some influences on whether children become right or left handed? |
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| How might being left-handed influence a child’s development? |
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| What are some influences on children’s physical growth and health? |
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| How does heredity affect physical development in children? |
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| Why is getting enough sleep important for children’s development? |
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| What is co-sleeping? Why is co-sleeping more common in families from some ethnic groups and not others in the United States? |
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| How does the social environment influence a preschooler’s willingness to try new foods? |
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| If a preschooler has poor nutrition, lacking essential nutrients, how might their thinking and behavior be affected? |
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| How does a poor diet affect children’s health? |
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| What are some ways that parents and teachers can support good nutrition in preschoolers? |
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| What is “gross motor” development? |
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| Give 3 examples of gross motor abilities typical of preschoolers (such as in your lab classroom). |
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| What is “fine motor” development? |
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| Give 2 examples of fine motor abilities typical of preschoolers (such as in your lab classroom). |
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| Describe the changes in how children catch a ball over the preschool years. |
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| Describe the changes in children’s drawing and writing skills during the preschool years. |
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| What are some good ways to support children’s motor development in the preschool years? |
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| Give an example of a way to support gross motor development in a preschool classroom. |
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| Give an example of a way to support fine motor development in a preschool classroom. |
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