School-Age Child Development and Health

Flashcards covering developmental milestones, growth statistics, psycho-social stages, and health concerns in school-age children based on the lecture.

Deciduous teeth

Baby teeth, the shedding of which marks the beginning of physiological development in school-age children.

Prepubescent

The developmental period occurring approximately $2\text{ years}$ prior to puberty, typically ranging from ages $9\text{ to }12$, with girls beginning about $2\text{ years}$ earlier than boys.

Average physical growth (School-Age)

An average height increase of $2\text{ to }3\text{ inches}$ per year, reaching an average height of about $5\text{ feet}$ by age $12$.

Puberty onset

The stage of physical maturation that occurs at an average age of $12\text{ years}$ in girls and $14\text{ years}$ in boys.

Adult height proportions at age 12

The percentage of total adult height attained by age $12$, which is $80\%$ for boys and $90\%$ for girls.

Latency stage

A developmental stage in which children experience dormant sexual feelings toward the opposite sex.

Concrete operations

A stage of cognitive development where children process causality, sometimes exhibiting beliefs that illness or negative events are punishment for past actions.

Peer approval

A primary motivator during school-age development as children establish same-sex peer groups and seek independence from parents.

Bullying

Any recurring activity that causes intended harm, distress, or control of another individual.

School-age play

Activities centered on competitive games, sports, formal board games, and group affiliations governed strictly by rules and rituals.

Sleep requirement (School-Age)

An average sleep duration of $9.5\text{ hours}$ per night, with resistance to bedtime typically lessening by age $12$.

Nurse's role in sex education

Treating sex as a normal component of health and development, differentiating sex from sexuality, and encouraging open communication with parents.

Motor vehicle crashes

The most common cause of severe injury and death among school-age children, involving both pedestrian and passenger incidents.