PSYC 20651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Birth Weight, Prenatal Development, 6 Years

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 20651
• Professor: Elizabeth Jean

Document Summary

In adolescence, early maturing boys tend to perceive selves more positively. 2-4 months of age: recommends infants sleep on backs (not stomach/side); frequently dropped dramatically, childhood, recommendations, young children: 11-13 hours a night, school-aged children: 10-11 hours a night. It is important that sleep is uninterrupted: most young children sleep through the night + daytime nap, cool, dark, comfortable bedroom helps child sleep, relax before bed reading a story, bath, listening to calming music. Important to get good sleep: more than 40% of children experience sleep problems which can lead to negative outcomes (attention problems, brain development, irritation: adolescence, adolescents are not getting enough sleep. Ideal 9. 5 hours: most do not get this much, too little sleep in adolescence is linked to possible, less effective attention, delinquency, sleep disturbances later in life, adolescent"s undergo hormonal shifts as they get older.