Parenting stuff Flashcards
What’s intergenerational
It means that the health and wellbeing and development of one generation influences the health and wellbeing of the next.
Example of intergenerational
Educated parents are more likely to place importance on the education of their own children, which promotes their health and wellbeing and intellectual wellbeing.
Examples of protective factors
- Maternal diet
- Folate
- Iodine
- Iron
What happens during the germinal stage.
Germinal stage starts at conception, when the sperm and the egg combine to form a zygote. Then the zygote begins to divide in order to implant into the uterine wall.
From what time to what time is the germinal stage.
0-2 weeks
What are the stages of life and at what age to they start and end
- Prenatal- Conception to birth
- Infancy- Birth to 2nd birthday
- Early childhood- 2nd to 6th birthday
- Late childhood- 6 to 12 years of age
- Youth- 12 to 18 years of age
- Early adulthood- 18 to 40 years of age
- Middle adulthood- 40 to 65 years of age
- Late adulthood- 65 years to death
Define emotional development
Understanding what feelings and emotions are, how and why they happen, how to recognise your own feelings as well as those of others, and how to effectively manage them.
Define physical development
The growth and development of both the brain and body
Define social development
The change over time in an individuals understanding of, thoughts and behaviours toward other.
Define intellectual development
The growth of an individuals ability to think and reason.
Examples of physical development in infancy and early childhood
- Infants raise up with arms when laying face down.
- Runs well
Examples of Social development in infancy and early childhood
- Infants start recognising and knowing familiar people
- Kids start sharing toys and taking turns
Examples of Emotional development in infancy and early childhood
- Spontaneous smiles
- Showing affection for others.
Examples of Intellectual development in infancy and early childhood
- Begins to sort shapes and colours
- Begins to reason and argue and starts using words like why and because
What is the placenta
It’s an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy.