Chapter 4: Child Development Principles and Theories

Toddlers are from:

• Age 2 up to the 3rd birthday

• Age 1 up to the 3rd birthday

• Age 3 to 5 years

• birth through the first year

Maturation is ......

• development from the head downward

• development from the head downward

• depends on sequence of biological changes

What is the blueprint for development?

• genes

• heredity

• stimuli

• environment

What does ACE stand for?

• Adverse Childhood Experiences

• Advance Childhood Experiences

• Windows of Opportunity

• Adverse Cognitive Experiences

This study of child development is often divided intro three developmental domains. These include ______, ______, ______ development.

Gross-motor development involves __________.

______________ is a framework that identifies key neurological wiring opportunities.

_________ is the ability of an infant’s brain to change according to stimulation.

What are THREE environmental influences that affect the developing brain?

What are the functions of the cerebrum and cerebellum?