Child Development Final Review Part 2

Children from ages one to three gain weight and height at about the same rate as they did during the first year of life.

• True
• False

Dental care for children is not important until all of their teeth have come in around age three.

• True
• False

It is safe to use kitchen spoons to measure medicine for children because it is close enough to a tablespoon.

• True
• False

The sooner children have opportunities to interact with other children, the more likely they are to be afraid of social situations.

• True
• False

Caregivers should stay out of disagreements among children unless physical or emotional harm is being done because learning how to solve social problems is an important part of developing socially.

• False
• True

Typically when children have imaginary friends, it is because they have difficulty making friends in real life.

• True
• False

Behavior is a form of communication.

• True
• False

When a child’s questions are dismissed or ignored, the child loses opportunities and interest for learning.

• True
• False

Telling children how you want them to act is a better way of influencing their behavior rather than modeling the behavior you expect.

• True
• False

Young children tend to over-apply labels because of their broad generalizations and knowledge of concepts (ex. All small, four-legged, furry animals must be dogs).

• True
• False