CHYS 3P50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: 18 Months, Intersubjectivity, Cognitive Development
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Infant characteristics: baby communicates (i. e. coe, show attachment, excitement, baby will start responding through eye contact, smile, reach. Toddler characteristics: become assertive, sometimes defiant, want to be independent, insist on own point of view, refuse to comply with requests, test boundaries, are reluctant to share- egocentric stage of development. School- aged children characteristics: transition to school, developing competence (self-esteem, academic achievement, social relationships, peers, sense of accomplishment, master social skills and personal responsibility. School-age: self-worth: self-esteem early elementary years, why do you think this happens, environment, cognitive development, grade 4, increase in stability. School-age: self-esteem: self-esteem based on, academics, social competence, physical/athletic competence, physical appearance. Domains of development: predictable and orderly sequence of skill development, variability in development, frequent experiences may have powerful and long lasting or even snowballing effects, some developmental patterns are universal, others culture specific, self-directed development. 3 core considerations of developmentally appropriate practice (naeyc: knowing about child development and learning, knowing what is culturally important.