First Unit/Chapter Test Flashcards
Parenting
Providing care, support and love in a way that leads to a child’s total development
Parent
A natural (biological) parent or guardian, who raises, shapes, and influences the life of their children
What are the responsibilities of a parent?
Nurturing, protecting, teaching, guiding
Nurturing
Encourage growth and development; help children to be the best that they can be; shows love and support
Protecting
Must pay attention to dangers all the time; be able to think ahead
Teaching
Looking for opportunities to teach children; skills such as critical thinking, creativity and problem solving can be practiced with the help of parents.
Guiding
Shapes behaviour and attitudes; learn how to cope with the world and build relationships
Erik Erikson
(Personality) human development unfolds naturally in 8 stages, each with an emotional task to be mastered such as trust, autonomy, initiative, industry, etc. person who masters the task of each stage and moves to the next develops well emotionally
Jean Piaget
(Intellect) intellectual stages that children go through as their mind develops. Sensori-Motor (Birth-2), pre-operational (2-7), concrete operational (7-11), formal operation (11+)
Sensori-motor
(Birth-2) begins to act intentionally
Pre-operational
(2-7) learns to use language, but finds it difficult to take another viewpoint
Concrete operational
(7-11) can think logically and achieves conversation
Formal operational
(11+) can think logically and achieves conversation
Sigmund freud
(Psychiatry) theorizes childhood experiences, even when forgotten, affect a persons actions and personality as an adult. Unconscious motives have the strongest effect on personality.
Maria Montessori
(Education) practicing motor skills (movement) helps children interact with their environment. Montessori believed that parents/teachers must provide the right materials when children are ready to master particular skills.