Child Development

Child Development

Child Development is defined by the text as the scientific study of children.

Memory

Memory is NOT a type of experience through which children learn. 

Wiring

Wiring is the first step that happens when the brain develops.

Executive functions

Executive functions mature at approximately by the age of 25.

Cognitive flexibility

Cognitive flexibility is NOT one of Galinsky’s essential life skills. 

Children are not born with

Children are not born with the ability to control the harm that comes to them; therefore, adults should be involved in preventing and managing children’s stress. 

The readiness to love and commit

The readiness to love and commit to a partner for the rest of one’s life is the most important consideration before marriage. 

For effective money management

For effective money management, couples should agree on the overall picture of spending and saving money.

Family members

Family members in group-oriented settings tend to conform to those in authority.

Adoption issues

Adoption issues for children are most likely to arise when children are older, and adoption is closed. 

Each

Each situation involving foster children is unique.

The HCG

The HCG Hormone is a positive and early sign of pregnancy.

An infant’s

An infant’s weight usually triples by the end of the first year.

Babies prefer

Babies prefer simple over complex designs.

Anxiety

Anxiety is the fear over a future event.

A toddler’s

A toddler’s height tends to increase half as much in the second year as compared to height changes in the first year. 

First steps

First steps can be described as taken in any direction forward, backwards, and sideways.

A major difference

A major difference between substage 5 and 6 of the sensorimotor stage is the way that toddlers think to achieve goals. 

As toddlers learn

As toddlers learn to articulate sounds, they do all the following: substitute one sound for another, drop a sound, and change the sound order of the word.

Besides developing

Besides developing motor skills, stacking, and nesting objects aid spatial skills.

Feeling good

Feeling good about oneself is what one can do is self-esteem.

Erickson’s

Erickson’s second stage of social-emotional development is autonomy versus shame and doubt.

Attachment

Attachment is complete by 12 to 18 months of age.