FRHD 2260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Toilet Training, Mental Representation, 18 Months

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2260
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Fine motor skills: effective pincer grasp, hand eye coordination, start doing things for themselves, dressing, pouring, throwing ball. Cognitive development: mental representation symbolic, beyond random trials can begin problem solving, piaget 6th stage: internalization of schemas. Invention of new means via mental representation: do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to physi(cid:272)ally do it, think before doing = mental. Cognitive development: 1st year organize thoughts (i. e. birds, faces, 18 months higher level categories, sequential order (i. e. small car, big car), can remember sequence up to 2 weeks, helps kids learn routine. Emotional development: 1. 5 years, toddlers face many challenges, make emotional control difficult, negative behaviours: biting, hitting, kicking, temper tantrums, children who are aggressive tend to have parents that are also aggressive. Increased feelings of social emotions: pride, doubt, empathy for others, shame. Self concept: ~ 2y/o is when they start recognizing themselves in pictures. Language: understand more than able to speak, 2 word sentences quickly to 3-4 words.