Flashcards in Single Miss Greenfield Deck (38):
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What is growth
A variable across different parts of the body and is measured using height, weight and dimensions
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What is Development
Follows an orderly sequence and is the acquisition of skills and abilities
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How many bones do babies have at birth
300 but then they fuse into 206 bones that adults have and are made of cartilage
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What are the six life stages
1.) Infancy (0-2 years)
2.) Early Childhood (3-8 years)
3.) Adolescence ( 9-18 years)
4.) Early adulthood ( 19 - 45)
5.) Middle adulthood ( 46-65 )
6.)Later adulthood ( 65+)
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What does PIES stand for
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
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What is physical development
Growth, visually in height and weight, physical activity such as walking
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What is intellectual development
Also named cognitive, progression of thinking and learning skills main areas = language
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What is emotional development
learning to deal with, recognise and express our emotions,
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What is social development
Formation of relationships and acquiring ability to be part of a group
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How to measure infancy in growth
Length, weight, diameter of head
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What is a reflex
Actions that are not in our control, babies have primitive reflexes
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Rooting reflex
Causes babies to turn their cheek in the direction of touch and helps to navigate to mothers breast
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Sucking Reflex
Causes babies to suck any object near their mouth, helps them to feed
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Moro reflex
Causes babies to fling their arms outwards, arch their back and bring their arms together as if holding something, response to loud noise
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Grasping reflex
Babies curl their fingers tightly around object placed in palm
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Tonic neck reflex
Causes babies to turn their heads, arms and head to one side when laid on their back , flex limbs to opposite side
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Stepping reflex
Causes babies to lift their legs, as if about to walk when upright
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Babinski reflex`
Causes babies to fan then curl their toes when the bottom of their foot is stroked.
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What is a gross motor skill
large movements that involve using the large muscles of the body which are required for mobility,
running, throwing, walking, jumping
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What is a fine motor skill
Smaller movements, precise direction
Picking up a pencil, dressing yourself, feeding yourseld
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Gross motor skill milestone
1.) Born - babies have no control over head
2.) 6 months - babies have full control over head
3.) 9 months - able to sit up unaided, begin to crawl
4.) 12 -15 months - walking alone
5.) 18 month - climb on furniture
6) 2 years - walking up and down steps 2 feet on one
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Fine motor skill milestones
1.) Born - automatic grasp reflex
2.) 6 month - child will grasp whats put In hands
3.) 9 month - child can use finger and thumb for pincer grasp
4.) 12 months - hold a crayon, manipulate toys
5.) 15 month - take a spoon to mouth
6.) 2 year - draws lines and circles
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Types of intellectual development
- Problem solving, work things out, predict
- Language, express thoughts
- Memory, storing and recalling info
- Moral, making choices and reasoning
- Abstract thought, thinking things cant be observed
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What is egocentric
where you can only see the world from your point of view
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How babies communicate
1.) Cooing
2.) Babble - limited range of sound, can get attention
3.) Babbling - Blending vowel and consonants make tuneful sounds ( da)
4.) Two word utterances - 2 words put together
5.) Holophrases - one word in several situations, tone of voice and context helps adult understand 10 - 15 words
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What is bonding
The process of forming a close attachment between a carer / parent and child
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What is attachment
The bond between children and parents
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Stages of bonding
1.) 7-12 months children bond with carer, cry if held vy others
2) 12 months - infants form bonds with others
3.)
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John Bowlby attachment theory
- Theory of attachment suggests that children come into world biologically pre -programmed to form attachments to help them survive
- Also suggests the fear of strangers represents survival mechanism built in by nature
- Baby born with tenency to display innate behaviour ensure closeness and contact with mother
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Stages of bonding
1.) new born - smile at parents
2.) 0-3 months - enjoys cuddling
3.) 3 month - smile, recognise familiar faces
4.) 4- 5 - knows only has one mother
5.) 6 month - afraid of strangers
6.) 9 month - likes comfort objects
7.) 12 month - shy towards strangers
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Emotional literacy
Ability to recognise, understand, and apropriatley express emotion,= forming positive relationships
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Empathy
The ability to identify with or understand anothers situations or feelings
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Friendships
learning to value others, develop skills needed to make friendships
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Relationships
Develop skills to interact with other formal and informal
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Socialisation
Learning the social norms of your culture, learn the norms values and behaviour
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Concrete logical thinking
The ability to solve problems providing an individual can see or physically handle the issues involved.
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Equilibrium
A state of cognitive balance when a child’s experience is in line with what they understand.
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