Emotional And Physical Development

Physical Devel


infants look at faces more than any other object

  • faces are considered top-heavy. It is like they are biologically and


Reaching

  • pre-reaching movements: clumsy, swiping movements outwards the general vcinity of objects they see

  • 3-4 months: successful reaching

  • 7 months: reaching become when infants sit independently, resulting in vdal and motor development



Not all infants follow the same path of walking development

  • it highly varies among cultures

    • Mali, they believe in exercising and stretching their babies which leads to more development and muscle devel earlier on and they are seen as advanced compared to other populations

  • babies who walk naked walk much better than and stronger than babies with disposable or cloth diapers

The Visual Cliff Experiment

  • tells us that physical development is not purely maturation-based

    • it actually heavily depends on emotional cues (social referencing),


Question1:

Hunger,

physical disabilities

Are they tired?

Are there any fearful objects

their age

What their home life is like

assessing their relation with other peers and viec versa


Question 2:

More direct support and guidance

positive emotional cues

initiation

one-on-one time

guiding them through things


Emotional Regulation

  • Monitoring and adjusting emotional states and expressions

  • develops gradually over childhood

  • paves the way for success in social interactions and academic settings

well-adjusted can inhibit inappropriate behaviors, and delay gratification, use cognitive

parents play a really important role in children fostering their emotional skills

  • shape their understanding, expressing, and regulation of emotions

    • coaching, labeling, and discussion emotions

indirect socialization

  • modeling emotional expressions and regulation

    • responding to children’s emotions

    • quality of parent-child relationships

    • provides the broader emotional context in which socialization occurs

Why it matters?

  • supportive parenting- better self-regulations and positive peer relationships

  • harsh and dismissive parenting leads to difficulty regulating emotions and social challenges


distraction: think about something more fun or positive, focus on something else

re-appraisal: reframing to be more positive

Problem-solving, fix it and do it better