Typical Development Flashcards
Week 2
What are the five major theories of child development?
Neuromaturational, Cognitive (Behavioral), Dynamic Systems, Neuronal Group Selection, Ecological Systems.
What is the Neuromaturational Theory?
Suggests development follows a set, invariant sequence based on CNS maturation.
Which standardized test aligns with the Neuromaturational Model?
Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID-4).
What is the primary assumption of the Neuromaturational Model?
Motor skills emerge as a result of CNS maturation; environment plays a secondary role.
What is the Cognitive (Behavioral) Theory of development?
Based on stimulus-response; behavior is shaped by environmental reinforcement and conditioning (Skinner, Pavlov).
What is the Dynamic Systems Theory of development?
Motor behavior emerges from the interaction of multiple subsystems, including infant, environment, and task.
How does the Neuronal Group Selection Theory explain motor development?
It emphasizes genetic and experience-driven variability, including primary and secondary variability.
What is the Ecological Systems Theory of development?
A child’s development is influenced by overlapping ecological systems: microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem.
Which developmental theory is considered the most contemporary?
Dynamic Systems Approach.
What are the main directions of motor development?
Cephalocaudal (head to toe), proximal to distal, medial to lateral, generalized to localized.
What are the key gross motor milestones at 1-6 months?
1M: Clears airway in prone; 4M: Rolls supine to side; 6M: Sits independently.
When does prone on elbows typically emerge?
At around 3 months.
When does independent standing typically emerge?
Between 11-12 months.
What are red flags in gross motor development?
Persistent head lag beyond 4M, hand fisting beyond 4M, unable to sit by 9M, unable to walk by 18M.
At what age do infants typically transition from army crawling to creeping?
Army crawling: 7-8 months, Creeping: 9-10 months.
When does a child typically begin cruising?
At around 10 months.
What is the difference between creeping and crawling?
Crawling (army crawling) occurs with belly on the ground, creeping is on hands and knees.
When does goal-directed reaching typically develop?
Between 3-6 months.
What is the three-jaw chuck grasp and when does it develop?
A grasp using the thumb and first two fingers, developing around 10 months.
What are the stages of pencil grasp progression?
Palmar-supinate grasp, digital-palmar grasp, static tripod, dynamic tripod.
When do infants typically begin self-feeding?
Finger feeding by 12-15 months.
What are red flags in fine motor development?
Hand preference before 12 months, persistent hand fisting beyond 4 months, asymmetrical Moro reflex at any age.
At what age does babbling typically begin?
Around 4-5 months.
When do repetitive consonant sounds like ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ emerge?
At 10 months.