Higher levels of this type of activity are positively correlated with a child’s ability to control and inhibit their behavior
Motor activity
100
Early childhood is a time when children start to eat less. Furthermore, their food intake is divided evenly between meals and this
Snacks
100
This class of risk factor includes input from a parent’s background or environment, whether from their own upbringing or from their community. It will determine the way they perceive the merits and morality of abusive behaviors
Sociocultural risk factors
100
the young child's belief that everyone sees and experiences the world the way they do
egocentrism
100
period when the grammatical features of children's speech become more similar to that of adult speech
grammar explosion
200
Between these ages, children learn to run and climb. They can also push large objects
2-3 years
200
This term describes events or environments that encourage consumption of unhealthy food and sedentary activities while discouraging consumption of healthy food
Obesogenic environments
200
This class of risk factors includes the vulnerability of the perpetrator: whether or not they have a mental health issue, if they have a substance use problem, or whether they have been abused in the past
Characteristics of the abuser
200
the young child' tendency to think of the world in terms of one variable at a time
centration
200
language change characterized by a child's ability to link thoughts together using "and" or "but" to make longer sentences
complex sentences
300
Between these ages, children are able to strike a ball with a bat and kick/catch a ball
4-5 years
300
Accidents, which lead to ¼ of all deaths between the ages of one and four, are preventable in this percent of cases
90%
300
This class of risk factors includes attachment behaviors, mental health problems, and aggressive behavior of the individual at risk for abuse
Characteristics of the child
300
the understanding that matter can change appearance without changing in quantity, often not present in early childhood cognition
conservation
300
a child's sensitivity to sound patterns in a child's acquired language
phonological awareness
400
At this age, children show a clear hand preference and can stack four to six blocks
18-24 months
400
This pattern of child maltreatment is most common and is characterized by a failure to supervise the child
Neglect
400
This class of risk factors includes the daily strain faced by the family: whether or not they live in a clean dwelling, there is access to weapons or drugs, and if they receive social assistance
Household stress
400
at this level of play, the child will use objects for functions other than their original purpose such as when a child uses a play cup as a play phone
substitute pretend play
400
This factor influences the upper and lower limits of a child's potential intelligence
heredity
500
Tracing letters from an early age enhances a child’s comprehension of the letters as well as this type of motor skill
Fine motor skills
500
In 86% of cases of child maltreatment, this person is the abuser
Mother
500
Negative outcomes associated with child maltreatment include PTSD, substance abuse, and this response, characterized by heightened physiological arousal at all times from high levels of stress
toxic stress response
500
play behavior present at the end of the early childhood stage where children have clear regulations regarding how things should be, such as when the smallest child has to be the baby in pretend play
rule governed play
500
This factor determines the specific level of intelligence a child will have within the limits set by their genes