Physical Development
Riding a tricycle and kicking a ball are examples of these skills.
Gross Motor Skills
What is it when a child will be fearful when a caregiver leaves
Separation Anxiety
These emotional outbursts involving screaming, kicking, or crying are common in toddlers.
What are temper tantrums
These five food groups are recommended for toddlers: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and this.
What is dairy?
This activity is very important for encouraging language development.
What is reading to a child?
What marks the beginning of the toddler stage?
Walking
Thinking only from one’s own perspective is called this.
Egocentrism
Having these is common and healthy in preschoolers.
What are imaginary friends?
You should not force children to clean their plates because it may lead to this.
What is overeating
Children learn language best through this, not television.
What is social interaction?
At around age 4, preschoolers can often do this on one foot.
Hopping
Preschoolers begin understanding this concept that a substance stays the same even if it changes shape.
Conservation
Erikson’s stage for toddlers is called this.
What is Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt?
Adults should do this instead of offering different foods when a toddler refuses a meal.
What is wait until the next meal/snack time?
Adults should do this when helping children develop moral behavior.
What is model good behavior?
These are tasks toddlers learn to do independently like feeding and dressing themselves.
What are Self-Help Skills
Jean Piaget called the stage from ages 2–7 this.
Preoperational Stage
Erikson’s stage for preschoolers is called this.
What is Initiative vs. Guilt?
Toys smaller than 1 1/2 inches are considered what
Choking hazards
This type of play helps toddlers learn during the preoperational stage.
What is imaginative play?
Preschoolers around age 5 can often do this type of walk.
What is a heel-to-toe walk?
In the concrete operational stage, children begin using this kind of reasoning from specific information to general principles.
Inductive Reasoning
This critical event is associated with toddler development in Erikson’s theory.
What is toilet learning/training
Poor nutrition can contribute to childhood obesity and this disease.
What is diabetes?
What are holophrases?
Single words expressing a complete thought