Child Development

Question 1

List characteristics of the following developmental stages: newborn, infant, toddler/preschool, terrible twos, fearsome fours, school-aged, adolescence

Answer 1

Newborn: nonambulatory, restricted environment provided by parents
Infant: develop attachments, begin to walk
Toddler/preschool: major language acquisition, play with peers
Terrible twos : fight for independence
Fearsome fours: needy of attention
School-aged: beginning of school, peer group becomes more important
Adolescence: abstract thinking, puberty

Question 2

Social referencing

Answer 2

Children use their parent’s reactions to an ambiguous situation to determine their own

Question 3

What constitutes as normal child growth

Answer 3

Between 5-95% and at a consistent rate