Definitions
The scientific study of children over time
What is Child Development
Begins at 1 month and continues to 12 months. The infant develops the foundation for motor, thinking, language, and social skills.
What is Infancy
food, sleep, clothes, feeling loved
What are basic needs
During this stage (Piaget) children are very egocentric, they cannot put themselves in other people's shoes.
What is Pre-operational Stage
True or False
Development overlaps and children grow at their own pace
What is TRUE
Traits that are passed to a child from blood relatives.
What is Heredity
Begins at 3 years and ends at 6 years. During this stage, the child becomes more self-sufficient, spends many hours in play exploring the physical and social world, and begins to develop knowledge of self.
What is Preschool
beliefs, traditions, celebrations, values
What is culture
This theorists theory of cognitive development focuses on predictable cognitive (thinking) stages.
What is Jean Piaget
How children's bodies grow and mature, how children's large and small muscles develop and aid movement, how children's motor skills aid perception and vice versa
What is Physical Development
Situations that cause worry and anxiety
What is Stressors
15 months to 2.9 years. The child is curious and loves to explore
What is toddler
Strong and prolonged activation of the body's stress system
What is Toxic Stress
This is the stage that children are using their senses to explore and learn. This is also the stage of object permanence, where children learn that things still exist even when they are out of sight.
What is Sensorimotor Stage
How children learn, what children learn, how language skills develop
What is Intellectual Cognitive Development
The conditions, space and situations that surround and affect a child
What is Enviornment
Conception - Birth. The rate of growth at this stage is the fastest it will be in life. In this stage, a child grows from a single cell to a complete organism. Even before birth, babies can move, recognize the mother's voice patterns, and react to some strong stimuli.
What is Prenatal
vaccines, doctor visits, medicine
What is health system
Trust VS Mistrust
What is first stage of Erik Erikson
How children develop and sustain relationships with others, how children develop a sense of self, how children become dependable, how children develop morals and character
What is Social Development
Sections of the DNA molecule found in a person's cells that determine his or her individual traits
What is Genes
12-36 months. The child makes great strides in motor, thinking, and language skills and begins to test his or her dependence on adults.
What is Toddler
relationship, bonding to other children, trust
What is attachment
children are naturally inquisitive and interest in their
world
Who is John Dewey
How children identify and understand their feelings, how accurately children can read the emotional states of others, how children manage strong emotions and express their feelings in constructive ways
What is Emotional Development