PSQF 1075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Childhood Obesity, Eating Disorder, Menarche

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
• Course: PSQF 1075
• Professor: Kelly Mitchell

Document Summary

Educational psychology chapter 3: the self, social, and moral development. Gross-motor (large muscle) skills improve greatly during early years. Between ages 2 -5, preschoolers muscles grow stronger, the brains develop to better integrate information about movements, their balance improves, and their center of gravity moves lower (meaning they are able to run, jump, hop, and climb. By age 2 most children stop toddling , the awkward, wide-legged gait becomes more smooth and rhythmic, perfected walking . controlled until they are ages 4 or 5. 3 years old, most children learn to run, throw, and jump, but these movements are well. Most of these movements develop naturally if the child has normal physical abilities to play but if a child does have physical problems they will require more special training, and scheduled rest time after exercise. Fine-motor skills such as tying shoes or fastening buttons, require the coordination of small movements, that also develop greatly in preschool years.