Child Development Basics
Researchers study 4 areas of development:
Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social
Intellectual Development:
Researchers have found that infants develop certain skills as they make sense of their experiences
Children at risk experience:
Conditions that interfere with proper development and well being
Growth in one area can affect:
Growth in another
Identity and self esteem
is the overall belief children have about themselves.
Physical Development:
How a child's body grows and what the body can do
Categories of intellectual development include:
Sensory skills, Language skills, Concepts, thinking skills
Children at risk have a greater chance of?
Developmental delays
Factors Affecting Development(2):
Heredity and Environment
Self Control
Children understand and learn to control emotions.
Categories of physical development include:
Large motor skills, Small motor skills, Balance and Motor Coordination
Who do children need to be nurtured by?
Their Parents, Guardians, and other social people
What would happen if a child's problems were ignored?
Then the developmental problems can become more serious and interfere with the child's life
Heredity:
is set before birth, and is unchangeable
When caring for children, it is important to identify and respect their individual?
temperaments
What is Balance and Motor Coordination?
Refraining and strengthening, small and large motor skills
Children learn best threw what kind of learning?
sensorimotor learning
Intervention services that may help children at risk include: (if you can say 1 out of the 4 listed its counted correct)
Hospitals, health departments, schools, social service agencies
Environment:
after birth, changes regularly
What do children's family relationships affect?
their foundation for morals and ethics
Basic Heath care and Nutrition include(3):
Comfort, Love, and assistance
Early childhood educators must conceder:
The total child when planning activities that promote growth development, and learning
Development Rates
The rate at which each child progresses through a stage varies.
Parental Development is influenced by(3):
Maternal Health before birth, Parental Drug Use, The Birth Process
Temperament
A typical way a person responds to people and situations.