Parts of the brain
The largest brain structure in humans
What is the cerebrum?
Happens when mom drinks too much
What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
The most important years of a childs brain development (first 3 years)
What is a critical window?
Emotional development occurs during this stage
Birth until 18 months
Baby begins rolling from front to back at this stage
Five months
Processes vision and how you interpret what you see
What is the occipital lobe?
What are the effects of alcohol fetal syndrome on behavior?
The amount of synapses baby has at birth
What is 50 trillion?
Edward Z Tronick
What does the P stand for?
Physical
Interprets and integrates information from your senses
What is the parietal lobe
To avoid drinking alcohol during pregnancy
What is preventing fetal alcohol syndrome?
Cutting away what you don't need
Baby begins to learn that the world is safe
What is secure attachment?
What are the two types of skills?
What are gross & fine motor skills?
The "Grand Central Station" of memory
What is the hippocampus?
When inhaled it reaches the body in 7 seconds
At birth, baby has this many brain cells
What is 100 billion?
The job of a caregiver
What is protection, safety, and survival?
Knowing right from wrong
Controls coordination and balance
What is the cerebullum?
What is trauma?
One-third
The parent that spends the most time holding the baby
What is mom?
Running, jumping, and climbing are considered this type of skill
What are gross motor skills?