Main Ideas
What are people born with but do not use until connections are established
neurons
typical
how does abusive households alter brain development, causing the brain to wire for survival rather than cognitive tasks cause
children to fall behind
Do children need a positive or negative home to have a healthy brain development
positive
this is the process of eliminating the unused neurons and neural connections to strengthen those that the child is actively using
Pruning
What tells whether or not children are appropriately developing in relationship to other children their age
expectations and standards for a child's development
True or False
delay in any one domain is likely to disrupt typical development progression in the others
True
this refers to the brain and nervous system
neurological
What does knowing where children are developmentally help us assess
Children's needs, and how to properly teach/care for them
What is rapid, complex, and influenced by environment and genetics
Brain Growth Development
what is the brains ability to change and reorganize its structure as a result of learning
plasticity
what are three of the six things discussions about development focus on
physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, social-emotional, and language
what organized inklings formed between brain cells as a result of learning
neural connections