Child Development Concepts

Study Notes

Growth Patterns

Cephalocaudal growth pattern: Growth begins from the head down to the lower body parts.
Proximodistal growth pattern: Growth starts at the center of the body and extends outward to the limbs.

Physical Development Areas

Development in key areas includes muscle, fat, and bone growth.

Motor Skills

Ulnar grasp: Involves the use of the palm along with the fourth and fifth fingers.
Crawling: Movement with the abdomen in contact with a surface.
Creeping: Progressing on hands and knees.
Hitching: Moving backwards using the buttocks, with less engagement of hands and knees.
Cruising: Walking while holding onto objects for support.

Memory Types

Explicit memory: Conscious memories that can be visualized and verbally articulated.
Implicit memory: Unconscious memories that affect behavior without awareness.

Parenting Styles

Authoritarian parenting: Characterized by aggression and a correlation with low self-esteem and unhappiness in parents.
Rejecting-neglecting parenting: Parents show minimal affection and discipline towards their children.

Cognitive Development

Egocentrism: A concept in Piaget's theory indicating a preoperational child's struggle to consider perspectives other than their own.
Animism: The young child's belief that inanimate objects possess life.
Underextension: When a child restricts the meaning of a word too narrowly.
Overextension: When a child applies a word too broadly, extending its meaning beyond appropriate contexts.

Emotions

Guilt: A feeling characterized by shame and remorse for perceived wrongdoings.
Shame: The experience of feeling flawed or exposed in one's inner self.

Description

Explore key concepts in child development such as growth patterns, physical development, motor skills, memory types, and parenting styles. This quiz covers vital areas that influence a child's growth and cognitive abilities. Test your knowledge on how these factors interact in early childhood development.