ED EC 3360 Lecture 2: September_3_notes

• School: Clemson University
• Department: Early Childhood Education
• Course: ED EC 3360
• Professor: Emerson

Document Summary

Chapter 2: good beginnings: establishing positive relationships with infants and toddlers. Attachment: the process of keeping and adult close. Warmth acceptance genuineness empathy respect: one strong attachment to an adult is essential; more is even better, sensitive, responsive care facilitates attachment. Behavioral states: variation in timing and duration, seven distinctive states- quiet sleep, active sleep, drowsy, alert, active alert, crying, support during sleep states, play and stimulate during alert states, soothe and comfort during crying state. Sensory and motor capacities: prepared for social engagement from birth, rapid development of the brain and motor skills facilitates social engagement, social milestones correspond to learning and motor control, mobility expands social horizons, exploration and associated risks.