This condition occurs when the infant falls asleep while breastfeeding or is put to bed with a bottle of milk or sweetened juice. Sugar pools within the oral cavity, causing severe decay.

refers to an increase in physical size and is measured in inches and pounds

A progressive increase in the function of the body

development from midline to the periphery

refers to the total way in which a person grows and develops, as dictated by genetics

refers to measurement while the infant is in a recumbent position

Children play with each other, each taking a specific role: “You be the mommy and I’ll be the daddy.”

development proceeds from head to toe

Children play next to each other but not with each other. Provide each child with toys that reflect activities of daily living.

An example would be having the child “blow out” the light of a flashlight as if it were a candle to promote deep breathing.

a childhood theorist, suggests that moral development in children is sequential. His theories on moral development are based on Piaget’s cognitive development investigations. He describes three levels: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.

Intellectual development occurs in four stages: sensorimotor (birth–2 years), preoperational (2–7 years), concrete (7–11 years), and formal (11+ years), with each stage building on the one before it.

Each stage builds on the successful completion of the previous stage. Achievement of the tasks of childhood does not occur in isolation.

A family that does not provide for the optimum physical, psychological, and emotional health of the children

Traditional: husband, wife, children (natural or adopted)

refers to three generations: grandparents, parents, and children

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Pediatric - Terms

Pediatric Overview

Question	Answer
Nursing caries	This condition occurs when the infant falls asleep while breastfeeding or is put to bed with a bottle of milk or sweetened juice. Sugar pools within the oral cavity, causing severe decay.
Neonate	Birth to 4 weeks
Infant	4 weeks to 1 year
Preschool	3 to 6 years
Growth	refers to an increase in physical size and is measured in inches and pounds
Toddler	1 to 3 years
Development	A progressive increase in the function of the body
proximodistal	development from midline to the periphery
Maturation	refers to the total way in which a person grows and develops, as dictated by genetics
Length	refers to measurement while the infant is in a recumbent position
School-age	6 to 12 years
Deciduous	baby teeth
Cooperative play	Children play with each other, each taking a specific role: “You be the mommy and I’ll be the daddy.”
Adolescent	12 to 18 years
Cephalocaudal	development proceeds from head to toe
Height	refers to standing measurement
Parallel play	Children play next to each other but not with each other. Provide each child with toys that reflect activities of daily living.
Therapeutic play	An example would be having the child “blow out” the light of a flashlight as if it were a candle to promote deep breathing.
Kohlberg	a childhood theorist, suggests that moral development in children is sequential. His theories on moral development are based on Piaget’s cognitive development investigations. He describes three levels: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.
Piaget	Intellectual development occurs in four stages: sensorimotor (birth–2 years), preoperational (2–7 years), concrete (7–11 years), and formal (11+ years), with each stage building on the one before it.
Erikson's	Each stage builds on the successful completion of the previous stage. Achievement of the tasks of childhood does not occur in isolation.
Dysfunctional family	A family that does not provide for the optimum physical, psychological, and emotional health of the children
Nuclear family	Traditional: husband, wife, children (natural or adopted)
Extended family	refers to three generations: grandparents, parents, and children

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