The theories
What is Nature vs Nurture?
Nature refers to the influence of genes, and nurture refers to environmental influences.
What is self-awareness?
Self-awareness is when a person realizes that he or she is a distinct individual.
What is a secure attachment?
Secure attachment style is when an infant feels confident and comfortable.
What is concrete operational thought?
Piaget’s term for the ability to reason logically about direct experiences and perceptions.
How should screen time be used?
Screen time for children under 5 should be using their minds and bodies and set limits on screen time.
What is behaviorism?
A grand theory of human development that studies observable behaviour.
What is initiative vs guilt?
Part of Erikson’s psychosocial stages for 3-6 years old.
What are some ways fine-motor skills are developed?
Eating with their fingers, using scissors, copying letters are all ways fine-motor skills are developed.
What are the needs of children in middle childhood?
Physical necessities, learning, self-respect, peer relationships, harmony, and stability.
What are 3 common infections on toddlers?
Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea), pinkeye, head lice, etc.
What is psychosocial theory?
Erikson’s theory of the stages of development, emphasizing the interaction between the psychic needs to the individual and surrounding social network of family and community.
What are the six stages of sensorimotor intelligence?
Primary circular reactions, secondary circular reactions, and tertiary circular reactions.
How does initiative vs guilt affect children?
Initiative vs guilt is when young children undertake new skills and activities and feel guilty when they fail at them.
What are some children with special brains and bodies?
ADHD, dyslexia, Autism
What is abusive head trauma?
Abusive head trauma (also known as Shaken Baby Syndrome) is a severe form of physical child abuse using violent shaking.
What are the first two stages of Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory?
The first 2 stages of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory is trust vs mistrust (birth to 1 year) and autonomy vs shame and doubt (1-3 years)
Explain what infant-directed speech is and why we use it when speaking to infants.
It is a higher pitch, simpler words with repetition and varied speed when talking to infants. The reason is because Babies respond with attention and emotion.
Provide 3 examples of how educators can support infant toddler language development.
Educators can be taught, create social impulses to foster infant language, and let infants teach themselves.
What type of theory is classification a part of?
Classification is a part of Piaget’s concrete operational thought.
What does modelling do?
Modelling helps children understand the importance and necessity of rules.
Explain what sensori-motor development is based on PIaget’s Cognitive Developmental Theory
Infants use senses and motor abilities to understand the world.
Give 3 examples of how you will support infant and toddler cognitive development in the first two years, using Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental Theory
Piaget’s developmental theory of an infant toddler is the pre-operational stage, where the educator can help with necessary experiences, proper nutrition, and help provide enough sleep.
List 3 major milestones in gross motor and fine motor development in the first two years of child development.
The 3 major milestones of gross motor skills are by 3 months; most babies can be propped up in a lap by 6 months; they can sit unsupported. By 5 months, infants can add legs to their effort. Between 8-10 months, infants can lift their midsection and crawl forward.
Give 3 specific examples of how you would support infant and toddler gross and fine motor development.
Infants/toddlers can learn fine motor skills by learning how to cut paper, fold items, and tie their shoes.
For gross motor skills, they can go on the playground to jump, push around a ball and dance in the living room.
If a child has intoxicated parents, what do you do?
Release the child to a parent whom they consider to be incompetent to care for the child.