1.

What are the 7 essential life skills of every child needs

a. Focus and Self Control. Paying attention and exercising self-control. Develop this skill by
playing games that requires your child to pay attention like I Spy and Simon Says.

b. Perspective Taking. Understanding that other people have different likes, dislikes, thoughts
and feelings. Develop this skill by helping your child interpret viewpoints of others — like why
your friend was sad or why was mommy happy today.

c. Communicating. Conveying and understanding others and expressing oneself to be heard.

Develop this by asking questions to your child that is not answerable by a yes or no. Ask
something about the past or ask to project something in the future.

d. Making Connections. Putting information into categories and how one thing relates or
represent something else. Develop this skill by letting your child see connections in everyday
lives like showing the picture in a grocery brochure and showing the actual item on the grocery
shelf.

e. Critical Thinking. The ongoing search for valid and reliable knowledge. Develop this by
encouraging your child to ask questions. If you don’t know the answer, look it up together.

f. Taking Challenges. Being resilient in the face of stress, difficulties, and new experiences.
Develop this skill by setting an example on how you manage stress and problems. Encourage
your child to seek help from proper sources.

g. Self-directed Engaged Learning. Continuously seek knowledge and skills. Develop this skill by
providing direct and hands-on experiences for your child.

2. Read the Amazing Babies: Discuss Language Sense, Number Sense and People Sense

a. Language Sense
as an expression that underlines affective or psychological aspects of language. Human
communicate using languages or symbols, they think and behave based on the tradition they
have that reflect each culture of language spoken.

b. Number sense
Number sense is a group of skills that allow people to work with numbers. These skills are key to
doing math — and many other tasks.

c. People Sense
It is the person's ability to connect to others. He can easily understand people and could create
ways to deal with them.

3. What are the executive functions of the brain?

Executive function skills depend on three types of brain function: working memory, mental flexibility,
and self-control. These functions are highly interrelated, and the successful application of executive
function skills requires them to operate in coordination with each other.

a. Working memory governs our ability to retain and manipulate distinct pieces of information
over short periods of time.

b. Mental flexibility helps us to sustain or shift attention in response to different demands or to

apply different rules in different settings.

c. Self-control enables us to set priorities and resist impulsive actions or responses.

4. How do children learn best?

How children and teenagers learn. Children and teenagers learn by observing, listening, exploring,
experimenting, and asking questions. Being interested, motivated, and engaged in learning is important
for children once they start school. It can also help if they understand why they're learning something

5. What makes them stay motivated and engaged in learning, to see themselves as learners, and
to be ongoing, life- long learners?

Students may be motivated by their interest in a topic, their prior success in a specific subject, a
desire to please parents or teachers or simply by their own drive to succeed.

6. What can be done to rekindle that motivation if it has been dulled?

a. Try something new and, if necessary, set a new goal. This might seem antithetical to regaining
motivation, but sometimes stepping away and focusing on something new will help you find your
enthusiasm again. Think about making your new goal specific, measurable, achievable, realistic,
timely, and fun! SMART AF.

b. Regain perspective. When you’re feeling down, think about how you felt before you took on
your goal. For example, how did your body feel before you began eating healthfully or exercising
regularly? Acknowledge the progress you’ve made.

c. Call in reinforcements. Turn to your support system – your friends, family, co-workers, etc. for
encouragement. Oftentimes they’re the people best suited to remind you why you originally set
out to accomplish your goal.

d. Touch base with an expert. If you’ve hit a plateau and aren’t sure how to progress, call in
expert help. A trainer, dietitian or therapist can be a great resource to help you make tweaks to
optimize the good habits you already have in place and introduce some new tips and tricks to get
you moving in the direction you want.

e. Be social and partner with a buddy . Having an accountability buddy is a great way to regain
motivation; when you know someone is counting on you to show up, asking if you’re staying on
task, encouraging you, etc., you’re more likely to follow through.

f. Foster a positive mindset. Regularly look at a photo of yourself where you look (and felt) super
happy. Cultivating a feel-good mindset is a great way to allow positive vibes to trickle into all
aspects of your life.

g. Be kind to yourself. It’s normal to fall off track and we’re often way too hard on ourselves when
we get derailed. When you feel frustrated, disappointed, and guilty, remember to show yourself
kindness. Think about how you’d encourage a friend in your situation and talk to yourself as you
would to them.

h. Think outside the box. Is there a different approach you can take towards achieving your goal?
For example, do you find yourself running along the same route or eating the same veggies?
Sometimes mixing things up can be just what you need to feel refreshed and return to your goal
with excitement.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
DEVELOPMENT
TASK 2
(SECOND ACTIVITY)

Submitted by: Jean T. Camino

STUDENT

Submitted to: Mrs. Imelda Siano

INSTRUCTOR

TIME: 7:15-8:15PM (MWF) SCORE:_______