PSYCH211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Nocturnal Enuresis, Night Terror, Lateralization Of Brain Function

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH211
• Professor: Heather Henderson

Document Summary

Growth during the preschool years is not nearly as rapid as during the infant and. Average 2 yr old 85 cm and 13 kg. Gain 1. 8 kg and 5-8 cm a year. Averages are combined for boys and girls for weight and height because gender differences in physical development are negligible. Because growth is stable during the preschool years, we can predict a childs height as an adult. Children scoring below the 3rd percentile for height and weight on the growth charts are considered to be below recommended height and weight guidelines. At or above 85th percentile considered overweight. At or above 97th percentile are obese. In terms of head circumference children up to 3 years are at risk for health, nutritional, or developmental problems if at or under the 3rd percentile or above. Change in shape occurs as height and weight changes. Older preschoolers have the body proportions of older children instead of the infants top-heavy look.