Child development vocabulary Flashcards
Development
Refers to change or growth in children.
From birth through the first year, children are called?
Infants
Toddlers
Are children from age one up to the third birthday.
What is the term for Preschooler?
The term preschooler is often used to describe children ages three to five years of age.
Middle Childhood
Is the term used to describe children between the ages of six and twelve.
Heredity
Refers to the characteristics a child inherits genetically from parents.
Environment
Includes all of the interactions, experiences, and events that influence a child’s development.
Physical Development
Refers to physical body changes.
Gross Motor Development
Involves the improvement of skills using the large muscles in the legs and arms.
Fine Motor Development
Involves the small muscles of hands and fingers.
Cognitive Development
Sometimes called intellectual development, refers to processes people use to gain knowledge.
What is the term social development?
Learning to relate to others is called , social development.
Emotional Development
On the other hand, involves feelings and the expression of feelings.
What is this development called? Cephlocaudal Principle
Development tends to process from the head downward. This is called the Cephlocaudal Principle.
What is the development called? Proximodistal Principle
Development also proceeds from the center of the body outward, according to the Proximodistal Principle.
