Core Concepts Flashcards
What is core concept 1?
Human development is helped by a dynamic and continuous interaction between biology and experience.
What is core concept 2?
Cultural influences every aspect of human development and is reflected in child rearing beliefs and practices designed to promote healthy adaptation.
What is core concept 3?
The growth of self-regulation is a cornerstone of early childhood development that cuts across all domains of behavior.
What is core concept 4?
Children are active participants in their own development, reflecting the intrinsic human drive to explore and master one’s environment.
What is core concept 5?
Human relationships, and the effects of relationships on relationships, are the building blocks of healthy development.
What is core concept 6?
The broad range of individual differences among young children often makes it difficult to distinguish normal variations and maturational delays from transient disorders and persistent impairments.
What is core concept 7?
The development of children unfolds along individual pathways whose trajectories are characterized by continuities and discontinuities, as well as by a series of significant transitions.
What is core concept 8?
Human development is shaped by the ongoing interplay among sources of vulnerability and sources of resilience.
What is core concept 9?
The timing of early experiences can matter, but, more often than not, the developing child remains vulnerable to risks and open to protective influences throughout the early years of life and into adulthood.
What is core concept 10?
The course of development can be altered in early childhood by effective interventions that change the balance between risk and protection, thereby shifting the odds in favor of more adaptive outcomes.
What is Core Concept 2
Culture influences every aspect of human development and is reflected in child rearing beliefs and practices designed to promote healthy adaptation.
