Child Development Theories
This theory states that children learn through social and cultural experiences.
Sociocultural Theory
This term may affect the growing baby, resulting in physical and mental abnormalities or defects.
What are teratogens?
This is a body response to a stimulus.
What is a reflex?
Toddler toys should not contain small parts because they may cause this.
What is choking?
This stage of development covers years 3 through 5.
What are preschool years?
This person created the Cognitive Development Theory.
Who is Jean Piaget
Prenatal brain development begins with the formation and closure of this tube.
What is the neural tube?
What is every day?
When a toddler throws a temper tantrum, the caregiver should do this.
What is redirect their attention?
Preschoolers commonly display this sort of behavior when they are faced with conflict.
What is aggressive behavior?
This person developed the Heirarchy of Needs.
Who is Abraham Maslow.
This is an example of a positive influence on prenatal brain development.
What is good nutrition.
When an infant reaches this month, all organs and muscles have formed.
What is month 3?
During this age development period, toddlers begin to develop judgment.
What is 9-12 months?
Putting a puzzle together is an example of this type of motor skill.
What is a fine motor skill ?
This person developed the psychosocial theory.
Who is Erik Erikson
This is the amount of extra calories that a woman may need during pregnancy.
What are 300 extra calories?
This theory states that infants will develop reactions based on their parents'reactions. example - fear of spiders
What is social referencing?
This is the amount of words a 36 month should have in their vocabulary.
What is 50-200 words?
Preschoolers learning to make friends is an example of this type of developmental skill.
In Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, there are this many stages or milestones that a person will go through from birth to death.
What is 8?
This activity reduces the amount of oxygen a developing baby receives during pregnancy.
What is smoking?
These are the periods of time when Infants experience and reach a significant developmental criteria?
What is a milestone?
This type of motor skill is demonstrated by a toddler riding a tricycle.
What is a gross motor skill?
This is the order that a child develops new muscle strength.