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

Explanation should include

- physical development
- motor development
- developmental characteristics/tasks
- theories
- anticipatory guidance techniques.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the physical developmental characteristics of the normal preschooler?
- What developmental characteristics identified by Piaget, Erikson, Sullivan, and other developmental theorists would the preschooler be expected to display?
- What recommendations might be made to parents regarding
  - immunization schedules
  - nutrition
  - safety
  - socialization/play
  - guidance techniques related to preschool preparation
  - fears and anxieties
  - discipline
  - bed-wetting/enuresis?