NAME THAT STAGE
Which stage of development occurs before birth?
Prenatal
A baby learns to roll over and sit without support. Which PIES domain is this?
Physical
A child's natural eye color is primarily influnenced by what factor?
Heredity
What is child development?
The scientific study of children from conception to adolescence.
Which usually happens first: walking independently or crawling?
Crawling usually comes first.
In Molly Wright's Ted Talk, what simple childhood game shows the power of interaction?
Peek-a-boo
A child is nervous about taking a test. The stress is moderate and doesn't last long. What type of stress is this?
Positive Stress
A child is 2 years old, learning to run, talk more, and become independent. Which stage?
Toddler
A preschooler learns new words and solves a simple puzzle. Which PIES domain is this?
Intellectual
A child develops a love of fishing because family members take the child fishing often. Heredity or enviroment?
Environment
Why is studying child development useful for parents, teachers, and caregivers?
It helps adults understand children's needs, abilities, behavior, and age-appropriate expectations.
Development is usually sequential. What does sequential mean?
Development generally follows an orderly sequence, with skills building on earlier skills.
What is 'serve and return' interaction?
A child signals or 'serves," and a caring adult notices and responds.
What type of stress causes strong and prolonged activation of the body's stress system and may result from repeated traumatic events?
Toxic Stress
Put these in order: preschool, infancy, neonatal, school-age, prenatal, toddler.
Prenatal-Neonatal-Infancy-Toddler-Preschool-School-age.
A child becomes upset when a parent leaves but learns ways to calm down. Which PIES domain is this?
Emotional
A child may inherit the potential to be tall but has poor nutrition for years. What does this show?
Heredity and environment work together
A child can solve harder puzzles after practicing simpler ones. What does this tell us about development?
Skills build over time; experience and practice can support development.
Why does holding the head steady help prepare a baby for later skills such as sitting?
Earlier motor control provides a foundation for later, more complex movement skills.
Name THREE simple actions adults can use to support a young child's healthy brain development.
Examples: connect, talk, play, read, respond to cues, give atttention, sing, and interact warmly.
A child experiences the death of a loved one but has loving, supportive adults helping them cope. What type of stress is this?
Tolerable Stress
A child is entering kindergarten at about age 5. Which stage is the child leaving, and which comes next?
Leaving preschool- entering school-age
A 7-year-old learns to take turns, cooperate, and resolve a disagreement with a friend. Which domain is this?
Social
Nature vs. nurture: what does nature mean, and what does nurture mean?
Nature= heredity/genetics. Nurture=environment/experiences.
Give one example showing how TWO PIES domains can influence each other.
Example: playing a team game can develop physical skills and social skills at the same time.
Two children reach the same milestone at slightly different ages. Does that automatically mean one is developing abnormally? Explain.
No. Development follows general sequences, but exact timing varies among children. Every child is unique.
Why is responsive interaction with a caring adult important for development?
It supports connection, communication, learning, social-emotional development, and healthy brain development.
A child experiences parental divorce. The stress begins as tolerable, but the child has no supportive adults helping them cope. What could the stress eventually become?
Toxic Stress
In what stage of child develpment does a child master the basics of reading, writing, and math?
School-age (middle school)
Intellectual: remembering/matching cards.
Social: taking turns/playing with another child.
Emotional: controlling frustration.
Identical twins inherit the same genetic potential for height. One receives excellent nutrition throughtout childhood while the other experiences long-term poor nutrition. They eventually grow to different heights. What does this demonstrate about heredity and environment?
Heredity provides the genetic potential, but the environmental factors such as nutrition can influence how potential is expressed.
Heredity and Environment work together.
A 4 year-old can run, climb easily, speaks in complete sentences, and plays well with other children, BUT has difficulty controlling anger when things don't go their way. Which area of development appears to need the most growth?
Emotional Development.
A baby can pick up a small piece of cereal using their thumb and index finger. Based on sequential development, which skill would most likely come next: grasping a toy with their whole hand OR feeding themselves with a spoon?
Feeding themselves with a spoon. Grasping with the whole hand develops earlier.
Using a spoon successfully requires more advanced fine-motor control, hand-eye coordination, and precision.
A baby points at a dog and says, "Da!" The caregiver looks at the dog and says, "Yes! That's a dog? The dog is running!"
What important baby brain concept is happening and TWO ways this interaction supports the child's development?
It can support language and communication, brain development, learning, and social-emotional development.
Toxic stress can affect a child's physical health, mental health, and the development of what major organ?
The brain.