[Get Solution] Invitation to the Lifespan

Textbook: Invitation to the Lifespan, 4th Edition, Berger Unless I indicate otherwise, each answer to an assignment question should contain at least 125 words, if not more. Chapter 7 and 8 Assignment Block Chapter 7 1.  1.          Whose fault is it if a child is obese? In your discussion, be sure to touch on the nature/nurture/cultural aspect of this problem in the United States. Imagine that you are a pediatrician and parents bring in their child who is clearly obese. What do you say to them? 2. 2.           Seven-year-old Brian has been diagnosed as having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. What can his parents and teachers do to help him cope with this disability? Why might a child with ADHD have difficulty learning? Be specific. 3. 3.           Assume that you are a teacher in a public elementary school and you have a child with special needs in your class. Identify the opportunities and environment that you would provide for this child to succeed, including those that are mandated by the government. 4. 4.           Describe three advances in children’s brain functioning during the school years. What differences in behavior/abilities would you see as a result of these advances if you observed a kindergarten classroom and a 4th grade classroom? Chapter 8 1. 1.           What are the five main ways that a functional family nurtures school-age children? Which area was the strongest in your family? How did your family nurture this area? Which area was the weakest in your family? Why? 2. 2.           Michelle, a well-liked fourth grader, accidentally ran into Lisa, an aggressive-rejected fifth grader, knocking Lisa’s backpack off her shoulder. Given what you know about behaviors associated with being well-liked or aggressive-rejected at this age, what do you predict will be the response of each girl to this incident? How will each girl interpret the incident? How do you think it will be resolved? 3. 3.           Analyze the roots of bullying behavior in children. What are possible causes? How does the behavior start? What circumstances can contribute to bullying?      4.           Compare and contrast the first two levels of Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning. How does a preschool child’s morality differ from that of a school-age child? What are two criticisms of Kohlberg’s theory? Do you think these criticisms are valid? Explain your thinking.