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Motor Abilities
Brain maturation allows the
development of
motor skills
from reflexes to coordinated motor
Language
Babies cry is his or her first
language
Psychosocial Development
Personality Development
The infant's transition from total dependence to increasing
INDEPENDENCE.
Parent-
Parent-Infant Interaction
Parents and infants respond to each other first by
Language
Language abilities develop rapidly;
By age of 6, the average child knows
14,000 words and demonstrates
extensive grammatical knowledge.
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PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Personality Development
The child to boldly and exuberantly initiates
new activities.
Child Interaction
As children become more independent and
try to exercise more control over their
environment, the parents' role in supervising the child's
activities becomes more difficult.
The School Years (Age 7 through 11)
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Growth
Increased strength and heart and lung
capacity give children the endurance to
improve their performance in skills such
as swimming and running.
Motor Skills
Slower growth might contribute to
children's increasing control over their
bodies.
The School Years (Age 7 through 11)
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Physical Growth
At some time between the ages of 9 and 14,
reproductive capacity
Adolescence (Aged 10 through 18)
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Formal Operational Thought
By the end of adolescence, many young
people can understand and create
general principles and use scientific reasoning.
Adolescent Egocentrism
Their feelings of invincibility and uniqueness
may prompt them to underestimate
risks, for example, with regard to sexual
relationships and drug use.
Adolescence (Aged 10 through 18)
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Identity
Development of the young person's
own sense of self.
Peers
The peer becomes increasingly
important to "try out" new behaviors
and explore different facets of their
personality, and to interact with
members of the opposite sex.
Parent-Child Relationships
Increased assertiveness or lack of self-discipline
and self-control.
CDAs Role in CD
Understanding child is apriority.
The child needs YOU.
CD helps to empathize with the role of
nature, in play, in his life.
The child is your mirror.
The hardest job kids face today is learning
Good Manners without seeing any.
Franklin P. Jones