Brain Development
Ages of
Development
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Emotional Development
100
This serves to promote bonding between the parent and child, helps the child learn vocabulary, and have a positive feeling about reading.
What is reading to an infant
100
Babies at this age enjoy blocks, balls, large plastic beads that pop apart, and roly-poly toys that can be pushed or kicked.
What is ten to twelve months
100
Can result if a baby is rarely touched or held
What is failure to thrive
200
Rocking, responding when they cry, cuddling, and talking in a soothing tone all serve to build...
What is building security and trust
200
Babies at this age need little more than things to look at and listen to.
What is birth to three months
200
Helping a child put together a large floor puzzle will help them develop in which areas.
What are physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.
200
"What a big boy you are--you put your shoes on all by yourself." This comment will promote positive _________ behavior in a child.
What is social behavior
300
This part of the brain houses the voluntary nervous system--the fight, flight or freeze mechanisms.
What is the medulla or brain stem.
300
The sense of touch is important at this period. Provide things to touch, handle, bang, shake, suck, and chew.
What is four to six months
300
Playing hopscotch or jumping rope will help develop a child's ___________ motor skills.
What are large motor skills.
300
Signs common in children who have been exposed to ____________ ___________ may include: continual fussing, crying, jumpiness, nervousness; gender role confusion, early drug and alcohol abuse, truancy, and enuresis.
What is domestic violence
400
What percentage of the brain's growth and development occurs in the first three years of life.
What is 90%
400
At this age, a baby needs things to crawl after. They might be ready for a toy that they can push or pull.
What is seven to nine months
400
Coloring with crayons and sculpting with play dough will help a child develop _______ motor skills
What are fine motor skills
400
Giving a baby time to adjust to a new person will help ease
What is Strange Anxiety
500
A child between the ages of one and three will learn best through the sense(s) of
What is sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste
500
At this age, a baby gains information through the senses, makes eye contact, prefers faces to objects, and can distinguish familiar and unfamiliar voices
What are the developmental milestones of a 1-2 month infant.
500
These are all benefits of _______ for children. Strengthens their muscles, refines their small motor skills, helps them learn about their world, helps them develop their creativity and imagination.
What is play
500
To help babies know what behavior are expected of them, caregivers should...
What is be consistent in how they respond to certain behaviors.
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