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Specific body changes and increases Growth
in the child's size such as a child's
height, weight, head circumference
and BMI
An increase in complexity, a change Development
from relatively simple to more
complicated and involves progression
where child gains refined knowledge,
behaviors and skills.
The following are _________ between Similarities between children in growth
children in growth:
1. growth proceeds from head down
2. control of head and neck first, then
arms, then legs
3. brain, heart and spinal cord are fully
functional at birth
4. arm and leg muscles first then
fingers and toes
, The following are _____________: 5 basic principles of child growth and development
1. Developmental sequence is similar
for all
2. Development proceeds from
general to specific
3. Development is continuous
4. Development proceeds at different
rates
5. All areas of development are
interrelated
Principle ____: children develop in Principle 1
relatively the same ways, there is a
typical sequence of development that
occurs as the child grows, behaviors
and skills emerge in the same order
Principle _____: body changes in a Principle 2
sequence and gives new abilities; as
brain develops, cognitive skills
improve
Principle _____: there is continuity from Principle 3
one phase of development to the
next, children continue to add
behaviors as they perfect others (ex:
language; cooing --> words)
Principle _____: sequence of Principle 4
development is the same but the rate
is different, development is constant
but not uniform
Principle _____: the developmental Principle 5
domains influence development in
other areas.
A set of ideas of facts principles Theory
analyzed in relation to one another
and used to explain a phenomena.