Title: Explain growth and development of the school-age child.
Course: Practical Nursing II (14052-II) > Section: Understanding Principles of Growth and Development

Explanation should include

- physical development
- developmental characteristics
- developmental theories
- nursing concerns
- anticipatory guidance
- promotion of health.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the physical, emotional, and psychosocial developmental characteristics of the normal school-age child?
- What developmental characteristics, identified by Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg, and Sullivan, would the school-age child be expected to display?
- What strategies might be recommended to the parents of the school-age child to foster comprehensive development?
- What are the specific milestone achievements seen in the school-age child, and how would one evaluate them?
- What information might one teach the parents of the school-age child regarding
  - wellness (e.g., dental health, health education, physical fitness, socialization)
  - safety (e.g., latchkey children, motor vehicles, abuse, first aid, sports, weapons safety)
  - nutrition (e.g., increased demand to meet high energy needs)
  - guidance (e.g., entering school, sex education, drugs/alcohol, fears, discipline, bullying, sexuality conflict, gender identification, social media)?