Objectives
- Define child development
- Define atypical development
- Identify one characteristic of fetal development that occurs during each stage (first trimester, second trimester, third trimester)
- Describe each of the major domains of child development: motor/physical, cognitive, social/emotional, communication/language, and self-help/adaptive
- Describe the typical (normal) sequences of child development as it pertains to the major domains
- Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative differences in child development
- Explain egocentrism and its influence on social relationships in infancy
- Describe trends in the physical development of children from birth to age 3
- Describe how thinking changes from birth to age 3
- Explain why it is important to look at child development from a culturally relevant perspective.
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes