Infancy (0-1 year)
A way that infants communicate their needs and feelings.
Crying.
A common term for the desire for independence.
Autonomy.
A stage of play that involves children actively engaging with each other and sharing.
Cooperative play.
The development of a sense of competence and confidence in abilities.
Competence.
A period of physical changes that lead to maturity.
Puberty.
The ability to reach for a toy is? Hint:movements that coordinate with vision.
Hand-eye coordination.
The ability to understand and use language.
Language acquisition.
A type of play where children make up things that don't exist.
Imaginary play.
Friendships become more complex during this stage,sharing interests and loyalty.
Peer Friendships.
Piaget's cognitive stage is characterized by abstract thought,logical reasoning, and hypothetical thinking.
Formal Operational stage.
Piaget's first stage of cognitive development.
Sensorimotor stage.
A common discipline approach for toddlers where they are briefly removed from a stimulating environment.
Time-out.
A rapid growth in vocabulary and sentence structure.
Language development.
The ability to think logically about events to order objects.
Concrete Operational stage.
Erikson's psychosocial stage for adolescents, focused on developing a sense of self/personal identity.
Identity vs. Role confusion.
The strong emotional bond that forms between an infant and their primary caregiver.
Attachment.
A type of play where children play alongside each other but don't interact directly.
Parallel play.
Erikson's psychosocial stage for preschoolers.Learning to initiate activities and assert control.
Initiative vs.Guilt.
The understanding that quantity remains the same despite the change in appearances.
Conservation.
This term describes the tendency for adolescents to feel that they are constantly being watched or judged by others.
Imaginary audience.
The development of a sense of self.
Self-awareness.
The process of learning to control body functions,urination and defecation.
Toilet training.
The ability to understand that objects still exist even when they cannot be seen.
Object permanence.
The child's understanding of right and wrong.
Moral development.
The exploration of commitment in beliefs,values,and life goals.
Identity formation/exploration.