A person's average body mass index (BMI) is the lowest between the ages of..?
5 and 6
Today's children could become the first generation in more than 100 years to have a shorter lifespan than their parents as a result of..?
weight and obesity
Parents of a typical 5 yr old girl in America are MOST likely to say..?
She's "just right"
To ensure adequate nutrition and vitamin intake, what is recommended?
eating fresh foods
A common allergy for young children is..?
food- milk, nuts, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat
One of the most common diseases of young children in developed nations is..?
obesity or tooth decay
What proportion of all children under the age of 6 in the US suffer from tooth decay?
1/3
Sylvia wants to keep her son from getting cavities, so she lets him drink diet soda instead of regular. Her dentist tells her that her strategy won't work because diet soda..?
contains acid
Preschoolers often have trouble thing their shoelaces because they have inadequate..?
fine motor skills
At what age does any specific disease overtake accidents as a cause for human mortality?
40
Instead of accident prevention, health workers prefer the term..?
injury control or harm reduction
What is a leading cause of death among children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old..?
drowning
Which environmental substance has been shown to reduce intelligence and increase behavior problems in young children..?
lead
The part of the brain where planning, language and advanced thought occur is the..?
prefrontal cortex
The long band of nerve fibers that connects the brain's hemispheres is..?
corpus callosum
A disorder that research has suggested may result from abnormal development of the corpus callosum is..?
autism
About what percent of people in Great Britain and the US are left handed..?
10%
The Amygdala is a brain structure that registers..?
emotions, especially fear
The increased activity of the Amygdala is a reason that young children experience..?
terrifying nightmares and sudden phobias
Stress can lead to weight gain since having too much cortisol in one's bloodstream has been associated with increased abdominal fat. Cortisol is the hormone released by the..? (when a person is stressed)
hypothalamus
By the age of 2, a child will typically have a vocabulary of...words; by the age of 6, a child will typically have a vocab of...words
500; 10,000
Children typically understand the basics of grammar by the age of..?
2
The structures, rules and techniques used to communicate meaning in a language are called..?
grammar
In 2010 in the US, 21% of children spoke English at school and..?
another language at home
4 yr old Graciela is a balanced bilingual, which means that she..?
can speak 2 languages well
Most teacher directed preschool programs stress..?
academics
The goal of most teacher-directed preschools is..?
to make children "ready to learn" when they enter elementary school
In the US, low-income children are offered a free preschool education through..?
head start
An evaluation of head start found that benefits were most apparent for children..?
of lowest family incomes, those living in rural areas and those with disabilities