Physical Growth
By what age do all your primary teeth come in?
Age 3
At what age should an average preschooler start running?
5
What is the most common chronic disease in childhood?
Asthma
Visit the dentist by the baby’s third tooth. True or False?
False
Examples of getting dresses and zipping coats are what motor skills?
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
Children living in the prairies are 2x as likely to become obesity over children living in Atlantic Canada. True or False?
False, children in Atlantic Canada are 2x more likely to become obese
More specialized brains have more plasticity. True or False?
False
Art awareness
Intitution
Logic
Reasoning
Analytic thought
Holistic thought
What are three habits pre-schoolers have as picky eaters?
Eating in certain shapes, playing with food and liking it one day but not the next
What are the 4 types of sleep disturbances?
Sleepwalking, Nightmares, Bedwetting, Night terrors
Does greater fine motor coordination improve the child’s printing? True or False?
TRUE
What is the relationship between asthma and obesity?
Th2 immune cells which react to environmental stimulus and cause asthma
These same cells also release MCH (melanin-concentrating hormone) which increases appetite and results in overeating
Obesity produces low inflammation which puts a person at higher risk of asthma and additional release of MCH
Where is the corpus callosum located?
Between the two hemispheres
Someone who is more Math and Science smart uses what hemisphere?
LEFT
What does FNCFCSC stand for?
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada