Child Development Final Exam Review Sheet 1. Issues in Developmental Psychology Ch. 1‚ p. 1-24 a. Nature/Nurture i. twin & adoption studies b. Continuity/Discontinuity c. Active Child- children contribute to their own dev. From early in life‚ and contributions increase as they grow older d. Sociocultural Differences i. Sleeping patterns e. SES f. Romanian orphanage study/sensitive periods 2. Theories of Development Ch. 1‚ p. 1-24 a. Plato emphasized self control and discipline
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Supporting children’s development Physical development There are two different ways of physical development‚ which are gross motor and fine motor. Gross motor means the whole body movements‚ and‚ fine motor skills are the way when children use their hands in co-ordination with the eyes and this allows children to perform very gentle procedures with their fingers‚ with the eyes persuading the detailed movements of the fingers. Grass motor: Cruise along using furniture as support Crawl on hands
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earth. When the child gets older they go through a process labeled as child development. Child development is the process to the understanding of the aspects of human development from birth to adolescence. The developmental process should make the child grow‚ from dependency to increase independence. The early stages of development are the most important because the child is learning new things about themselves such as emotions‚ social skills and educational needs. Every child goes through the
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Factors and Hazards of Infant Development Learning you’re about to become a mother is probably the most exiting experience there is‚ but it can also be scary as well‚ once you think about all the factors and hazards there are in infant development. The ones I feel are most important however‚ are alcohol consumption and drug use during pregnancy‚ as well as prenatal care. Consumption of alcohol during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of miscarriage‚ premature birth‚ complications
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Child Protective Services does try to contribute to a better quality of life for children‚ though growing statistics may say otherwise. This is not due to CPS’s own fault though‚ it is because people have to inform CPS about suspected abuse since they follow a residual perspective. Sometimes it happens and other times‚ it doesn’t. According to americanhuman.org‚ “According to the federally funded Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (1996)‚ almost three times as many children
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Q2. Discuss two personal factors and two external factors that could influence a child or young person’s development. A2. A personal factor that may influence a Childs development would be being born with or later developing a brain tumour. Brain
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expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years. As a teaching assistant it is important to acknowledge different aspects of child development. Babies and children may reach significant milestones at different ages‚ for example some babies will learn to crawl earlier than others‚ which are less advanced and often require nurturing. Therefore it is important to remember that development is a holistic process and that each child is unique and will develop in their own way
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forward rather than backward. 2. ________________________ is the development or unfolding of traits present in the individual from his hereditary endowment. 3. ________________________is the result of the activities of the child himself 4. ________________________ method uses two or more groups with identical characteristics; one group is given training while the other group is not. 5.________________________is the rate of development that occurs during the pre-natal period and continues throughout
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Factors affecting pre-natal development a. Maternal Health Since the placenta cannot filter out extremely small disease carriers‚ such as viruses‚ children can be born with malaria‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ mumps‚ syphilis‚ or other venereal diseases that have been transmitted from the mother. Rubella is the most widespread of the viruses that have a teratogenic effect. If a pregnant woman contracts rubella in the first three months of pregnancy‚ she is likely to give birth to a child with
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[pic] Physical Development birth-3years The physical development for this age group is described below: Baby raises head and chest when lying on stomach and supports its upper body with arms when lying on stomach they are able to stretch their legs out and kick when lying on their stomach or back. They are able to open and shut their hands‚ pushing down on their legs when their feet are placed on a firm surface. At this age sucking and grasping reflexes develop the baby is able to focus and
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