7.1
Developmental Milestone
A key skill used to check a child’s progress
Emotional Development
The process of learning to recognize and express feelings and to establish a personal identity
Social Development
the process of learning how to interact and express oneself with others
Perception
The ability to learn from sensory information
reflex
An instinctive, automatic response, such as gasping or sucking
Stimulating Environment
An environment in which one has a wide variety of things to see, taste, smell, hear, and touch
Emotion
A feeling response to the world around us
Cause and Effect
A relationship between events in which one event, the effect, is caused by another event
Attention Span
The length of time a person can concentrate on a task without getting bored
Hand-eye coordination
The ability to move the hands and fingers precisely in relation to what is seen
Growth Chart
A chart that shows the average weight and height of a child at various ages
Colic
Uncontrolled crying by an otherwise healthy baby
Model
To base a behavior on somebody else; to teach it through example
Concept
A general category of objects and information that can also include abstract ideas
Crucial
Essential; very important
Proportion
The size relationship between different parts of the body (size)
Reflux
A condition in which partially digested food rises in the throat
Stranger Anxiety
A fear of unfamiliar people, usually expressed by crying
Sensorimotor Period
Piaget’s first stage of learning that lasts from birth to about age two
Lead
An example
Depth Perception
The ability to perceive object that are 3-D
Attachment
A baby’s bond to his or her main caregiver
Play Environment
A comfortable space free of dangers and with toys that are safe and interesting
Object Permanence
The concept that objects will continue to exist, even when they are out of sight
Motivate
To provide a reason to do something