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Infants and young children need attentive, responsive adults in order to develop
into well-adjusted individuals through the following stages of their lives.
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1 Growth 2 Attachment Theory
All areas of development are Children gain control of __________ first,
3 4
interrelated then arms and legs
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Growth specific body changes and increases in the child's
size
Girls enter puberty between 8 and 13
Boys enter puberty between 10 and 15
, Growth proceeds from head to toe and from the center of the body
outwards
Children gain control of __________ first, head and neck
then arms and legs
Are the brain, heart and spinal cord yes
fully functioning at birth?
As children grow they gain control of Growth proceeds outward
their arm and leg muscles, then finger
and toe
Principles of Child Growth and 1) Sequence is similar for all
Development 2) Proceeds from general to specific
3) Development is continuous
4) Proceeds at different rates
5) All areas of development are interrelated
Developmental sequences is similar you crawl before you walk, even though the time it
for all takes to crawl may vary
Development proceeds from general large muscles develop first, then smaller muscles
to specific
Development is continuous children continue to add new behaviors and skills as
they perfect abilities. ie: gurgles to coos to chattering
to words to phrases to sentences
Development proceeds at different Each child is different. ie: some children will walk at 10
rates months and some at 18
All areas of development are the domains of development effect one another as
interrelated children learn new skills and abilities
How many brain cells are there at 100 billion
birth?