 Question Authority? Why not question everything….even your own assumptions …..

#17 - Child Development  Nature vs. Nurture  Genetic/Biological Influences versus Family/Social/Experiential Influences?

What are the stages of Prenatal Development? Overall Timeline 3 Stages: Germinal – Embryonic – Fetal -

Neurocardiology  Social-emotional information passed from mother to infant throughout pregnancy  Electromagnetic (Limbic) communication of love/security/support vs. scarcity/fear/threat can predispose the infant’s neural networks

Attachment  Social-emotional attachment begins in the 1 st month of pregnancy and affects an individual throughout life.  Features of reactive-attachment disorder

How are infant personalities determined ?  Easy  Slow to warm up  Difficult  No category  Temperaments***

What happens in Physical Development?  - 21 days  - 24 days  - 28 days  - 42 days  (0 – 8 weeks)  (8-16 weeks)  (16 wks on)

What is the impact of Teratogens ?  Fetal Alcohol Effects  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome  Example from Film

Family/Social Influence  Understanding of milestones  Subtle & Overt influences of attitudes, beliefs, gender, etc….

What are Piaget’s Cognitive Stages? Sensorimotor Preoperational Concrete Thinking Formal Operations

What occurs in Social Development? Erikson  Trust vs Mistrust  Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt  Initiative vs. Guilt  Industry vs. Inferiority

Are there reasons to take children from their parents?  Neglect – inadequate care  Physical abuse – damaging physical contact  Sexual abuse – violating personal physical boundaries of privacy

Can parents get their children back ?  When or if a child should be removed from the situation  Attention to personal/marital problems of abuser  Teaching positive parent/child interactions