Early Childhood Development
Created @April 21, 2022 12:12 PM
Class
Type
Materials
Reviewed
Motor and Cognitive Development
Neonatal: 2-4 weeks after birth
Vsion - undeveloped, 25cm away, patterns and sharp contrasts, distinguish shapes,
persons vs objects
Hearing - human speech from animal sounds, mothers speech, prefer baby talj
Taste & smell: well developed, sweet over sour
Motor Development
Maturation in body and cerebellum
6 months - sitting unsupported
8-9 months - crawling
12 months- walking
15 months - independant walking
Principles of motor development
Cephalocaudal Trend: head to foot
Early Childhood Development 1
, Proximodistal Trend: center-outward
Gross motor skills: larger body movements - walking and throwing
Fine motor skills: small body movements - cutting with scissors, drawing
5-6 years: left or right handed
maturation: gradual unfolding of genetic blueprint
Developmental norms: median age, cultural variations
Cognitive Develpoment
Age related changes that occur in the mental activities - attention, perception, learning,
thinking, remmebering
first 2 years, basic world understanding
Develpomental norms: typical age for type of behaviour
Nutritional and socio-emotional deprivation → adverse effect on sequence of
development
Emotional Development
Infants:> consistent differences in emotional tone, tempo of activity and sensitivity - first
2 years
Temperment: Herdity and Cultural differences
3 Temperment Styles:
Early Childhood Development 2
Created @April 21, 2022 12:12 PM
Class
Type
Materials
Reviewed
Motor and Cognitive Development
Neonatal: 2-4 weeks after birth
Vsion - undeveloped, 25cm away, patterns and sharp contrasts, distinguish shapes,
persons vs objects
Hearing - human speech from animal sounds, mothers speech, prefer baby talj
Taste & smell: well developed, sweet over sour
Motor Development
Maturation in body and cerebellum
6 months - sitting unsupported
8-9 months - crawling
12 months- walking
15 months - independant walking
Principles of motor development
Cephalocaudal Trend: head to foot
Early Childhood Development 1
, Proximodistal Trend: center-outward
Gross motor skills: larger body movements - walking and throwing
Fine motor skills: small body movements - cutting with scissors, drawing
5-6 years: left or right handed
maturation: gradual unfolding of genetic blueprint
Developmental norms: median age, cultural variations
Cognitive Develpoment
Age related changes that occur in the mental activities - attention, perception, learning,
thinking, remmebering
first 2 years, basic world understanding
Develpomental norms: typical age for type of behaviour
Nutritional and socio-emotional deprivation → adverse effect on sequence of
development
Emotional Development
Infants:> consistent differences in emotional tone, tempo of activity and sensitivity - first
2 years
Temperment: Herdity and Cultural differences
3 Temperment Styles:
Early Childhood Development 2
