The nurse is preparing to educate the parents of an 8-year-old child about normal growth and development.Which information should the nurse include?
A) Boys and girls play equally with each other.
B) Children frequently have best friends at this age.
C) Peer approval is not yet important, but will be for teens.
D) Puberty changes should be discussed before they occur.
E) Typical weight gain is 4-6 lb (1.8-2.7 kg)/year.

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School-age children typically gain 4-6 lb/year.This is an appropriate time to begin discussing changes that occur during puberty because those changes can be frightening and the child should be prepared for them.Friends,especially best friends,which become apparent at this age,are usually of the same gender.Peer approval is becoming increasingly important at this stage.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Educate the Parents of an 8-Year-Old