PEDs Ch 6 +7

school age children are _______ years old

6-12 years old

cognitive developmental characteristics in school-aged children:

(concrete operational thoughts)

-able to see from another's points of view

-see different dimensions (can apply other situations to themselves)

-anticipate consequences

-stores memories and can apply those memories

-serial ordering

-classification of things

cognitive developmental characteristics in adolescence:

(abstract thinking)

-thinking of things that may not exist

-logical/consistent thinking

-see all viewpoints

-idealistic

-introspective

see table 7.2

moral/spiritual characteristics in school-aged children:

they can understand intention of their actions

moral/spiritual characteristics in adolescence:

-being able to question things

-develop own rights, values, and principles

-sees injustice and conflict

gross motor development in school-aged children:

-at 6-8, they are in constant motion

-at 8-10, less restless and can concentrate/coordinate longer

-at 10-12, they are more controlled and focused

gross motor development in adolescence:

develop endurance and concentration increases

Adolescence is _______ years old

11-20 years old