Lifespan Ch 7: Todderlerhood

Ages 1-3 are usually referred to as the:

• Infancy stage

• Toddler peroid

• Childhood years

The growth rate for the Toddler period is...

• Rapid & erratic

• Slow & steady

• Gradual & consistent

Many new skills are being developed during the Toddler Period. Some of these include which of the following?

• Dressing, feeding, walking

• Language development

• Problem solving

• Social interaction

• Tolieting

During physical development of the toddler, it grows an average of ​ (a)   per year. It gains an average of ​ (b)   per year.

• 3 inches
• 4-6 lbs
• 6 inches
• 5-10 lbs

Your toddler is around 2 years old, and has a "pot-bellied" appearance. You would expect them to have which of the following?

• Kyphosis

• Lordosis

• Scoliosis

• Obesity

T/F: Extremities grow much faster than the trunk during the toddlers' physical development.

• False

• True

Head growth ___ in comparison to that of body & extremities during a toddlers' physical development.

• Increases

• Slows down

• Speeds up

• Decreases

Your toddlers' jaw increases in size to permit room for more teeth. At 2.5 years, the child is expected to have around how many teeth?

• 10 teeth

• 20 teeth

• 30 teeth

• 5 teeth

Thumb sucking may lead to which of the following?

• Speech impediments

• Malposition of teeth

• Poor hygiene

• Dental carries

During bone development, bones ​ (a)   in density & hardness. By​ (b)   , the anterior fontanel is closed.

• increase
• 18 months
• decrease
• 6 months
• 3 months