Parents ask the pediatric nurse how school life might influence their growing child. What area of development will the nurse indicate that school affects the least?
a. Moral development
b. Social development
c. Physical development
d. Cognitive development
ANS: C
Physical development is the least affected by school life. Moral development occurs as they have experience with, and understand, rules and fairness in the school setting. Schools have a profound influence on the socialization of children, who bring to school what they have learned and experienced in the home. Success in school requires an integration of cognitive, receptive, and expressive (language) skills.
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