Child development (theorists & milestones) Flashcards
What happens at 3 months?
Recognise parents voice
Cry when they are alone. They like to be held
Recognise routines
What happens at 6 months?
Recognises emotion
Preference for familiar people
What happens at 9 months?
Imitates others
Wary of strangers
Specific and multiple attachments
What happens at 12 months?
Stays close to familiar adults
Has likes and dislikes
Has a personality
What happens at 15 months?
Will follow an adult
Emotionally dependent on parents
Cry if adults is out of sight
What happens at 18 months?
Will play independently but needs caregiver in the room
Wants immediate attention
Plays alone
What happens at 2 years?
Can’t communicate all their thoughts
Extremely loving
Keen to be independent
Parallel play (doesn’t share)
What happens at 2.5 years?
Interested in other children
Jealous of other children
What happens at 3 years?
Starts to share Cooperative play Friendships have started Begin to comfort other children Finds it easy to wait
What happens at 4 years?
Clear friendship preferences
Needs reassurance from adults
Happy to leave main carer for someone they know
What happens at 5 years?
Easily separates from main care giver Starts school Starts to enjoy sharing Enjoys having friends Upset friends aren't available Starts to think that not everybody thinks the same
What happens at 5-8 years?
Difference between accident and on purpose
Protective towards young children
Able to stay overnight with relatives and friends
Enjoys rules
What is the fine motor development at 0-3 months?
Reflexes like suckling, rooting and moro
What is the fine and gross motor development for 3 months?
Fine: Clasps and unclasps hands
Gross: Lifts head and chest up
(Bruner)
How does Bruner’s theory help early years practitioners?
Able to help children learn concepts and develop their reasoning skills and logic
(Bruner)
What are the 3 modes of thinking from Bruner’s theory?
Enactive
Iconic
Symbolic
What is Bruner’s theory?
Learning doesn’t all happy at once, it happens in stages and is a continuous process
What does Bowlby talk about in his theory?
Attachment
What is the critical age for babies to develop their first attachment?
1 years old