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Question 1

What is growth

Answer 1

A variable across different parts of the body and is measured using height, weight and dimensions

Question 2

What is Development

Answer 2

Follows an orderly sequence and is the acquisition of skills and abilities

Question 3

How many bones do babies have at birth

Answer 3

300 but then they fuse into 206 bones that adults have and are made of cartilage

Question 4

What are the six life stages

Answer 4

1. ) Infancy (0-2 years)
2. ) Early Childhood (3-8 years)
3. ) Adolescence ( 9-18 years)
4. ) Early adulthood ( 19 - 45)
5. ) Middle adulthood ( 46-65 )
6. )Later adulthood ( 65+)

Question 5

What does PIES stand for

Answer 5

Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social

Question 6

What is physical development

Answer 6

Growth, visually in height and weight, physical activity such as walking

Question 7

What is intellectual development

Answer 7

Also named cognitive, progression of thinking and learning skills main areas = language

Question 8

What is emotional development

Answer 8

learning to deal with, recognise and express our emotions,

Question 9

What is social development

Answer 9

Formation of relationships and acquiring ability to be part of a group

Question 10

How to measure infancy in growth

Answer 10

Length, weight, diameter of head

Question 11

What is a reflex

Answer 11

Actions that are not in our control, babies have primitive reflexes

Question 12

Rooting reflex

Answer 12

Causes babies to turn their cheek in the direction of touch and helps to navigate to mothers breast

Question 13

Sucking Reflex

Answer 13

Causes babies to suck any object near their mouth, helps them to feed

Question 14

Moro reflex

Answer 14

Causes babies to fling their arms outwards, arch their back and bring their arms together as if holding something, response to loud noise

Question 15

Grasping reflex

Answer 15

Babies curl their fingers tightly around object placed in palm

Question 16

Tonic neck reflex

Answer 16

Causes babies to turn their heads, arms and head to one side when laid on their back , flex limbs to opposite side

Question 17

Stepping reflex

Answer 17

Causes babies to lift their legs, as if about to walk when upright

Question 18

Babinski reflex`

Answer 18

Causes babies to fan then curl their toes when the bottom of their foot is stroked.

Question 19

What is a gross motor skill

Answer 19

large movements that involve using the large muscles of the body which are required for mobility,
running, throwing, walking, jumping

Question 20

What is a fine motor skill

Answer 20

Smaller movements, precise direction

Picking up a pencil, dressing yourself, feeding yourseld

Question 21

Gross motor skill milestone

Answer 21

1. ) Born - babies have no control over head
2. ) 6 months - babies have full control over head
3. ) 9 months - able to sit up unaided, begin to crawl
4. ) 12 -15 months - walking alone
5. ) 18 month - climb on furniture
   6) 2 years - walking up and down steps 2 feet on one

Question 22

Fine motor skill milestones

Answer 22

1. ) Born - automatic grasp reflex
2. ) 6 month - child will grasp whats put In hands
3. ) 9 month - child can use finger and thumb for pincer grasp
4. ) 12 months - hold a crayon, manipulate toys
5. ) 15 month - take a spoon to mouth
6. ) 2 year - draws lines and circles

Question 23

Types of intellectual development

Answer 23

• Problem solving, work things out, predict
• Language, express thoughts
• Memory, storing and recalling info
• Moral, making choices and reasoning
• Abstract thought, thinking things cant be observed

Question 24

What is egocentric

Answer 24

where you can only see the world from your point of view

Question 25

How babies communicate

Answer 25

1. ) Cooing
2. ) Babble - limited range of sound, can get attention
3. ) Babbling - Blending vowel and consonants make tuneful sounds ( da)
4. ) Two word utterances - 2 words put together
5. ) Holophrases - one word in several situations, tone of voice and context helps adult understand 10 - 15 words

Question 26

What is bonding

Answer 26

The process of forming a close attachment between a carer / parent and child

Question 27

What is attachment

Answer 27

The bond between children and parents

Question 28

Stages of bonding

Answer 28

1. ) 7-12 months children bond with carer, cry if held vy others
   2) 12 months - infants form bonds with others
2. )

Question 29

John Bowlby attachment theory

Answer 29

• Theory of attachment suggests that children come into world biologically pre -programmed to form attachments to help them survive
• Also suggests the fear of strangers represents survival mechanism built in by nature
• Baby born with tenency to display innate behaviour ensure closeness and contact with mother

Question 30

Stages of bonding

Answer 30

1. ) new born - smile at parents
2. ) 0-3 months - enjoys cuddling
3. ) 3 month - smile, recognise familiar faces
4. ) 4- 5 - knows only has one mother
5. ) 6 month - afraid of strangers
6. ) 9 month - likes comfort objects
7. ) 12 month - shy towards strangers

Question 31

Emotional literacy

Answer 31

Ability to recognise, understand, and apropriatley express emotion,= forming positive relationships

Question 32

Empathy

Answer 32

The ability to identify with or understand anothers situations or feelings

Question 33

Friendships

Answer 33

learning to value others, develop skills needed to make friendships

Question 34

Relationships

Answer 34

Develop skills to interact with other formal and informal

Question 35

Socialisation

Answer 35

Learning the social norms of your culture, learn the norms values and behaviour

Question 36

Concrete logical thinking

Answer 36

The ability to solve problems providing an individual can see or physically handle the issues involved.

Question 37

Equilibrium

Answer 37

A state of cognitive balance when a child’s experience is in line with what they understand.

Question 38

Disequilibrium

Answer 38

A state of cognitive imbalance between experience and what is understood.