Describe some of the effects of childhood obesity
What will be an ideal response?
Childhood obesity can cause pediatric hypertension and diabetes mellitus. It can also impair the immune system and the ability to fight off infection and disease. Sleep apnea, which is a disorder that causes children to awaken many times during the night and reduces the amount of time in deep sleep, can also be a result of being overweight. Children under the age of four can be at risk for having their cognitive development impaired. Stress on the weight-bearing joints is another physical problem that may result.
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Which of the following is a daily living skill typically associated with the elementary years for a child with visual impairment?
a. Toileting b. Handling small amounts of personal money c. Ordering and maintaining special devices and equipment d. Use of eating utensils
Sequential learners prefer to learn through stories and discussion.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Lev Vygotsky's theory is based on the understanding that development is influenced
a. by rewards and punishments regardless of the people and experiences the child encounters. b. by cultural and social activities in which a person experiences and is raised in. c. by eight stages of psychosocial challenges that children need to overcome. d. only by the child's heredity.
Which of the following statements about test questions is inaccurate?
A) For a true-false question, everything in the statement must be true in order to use the T answer. B) A fill-in-the-blank question that has three blanks without commas between the blanks signals that the answer must be a three-word phrase. C) The textbook definition of a term is all that you need to include to answer a definition question. D) Matching questions may not have the same number of items in the two columns.