Exploring iin Modules, Module 7 Module 7 Infancy and Childhood
Exploring iin Modules, Module 7 Physical Development Brain Development –Maturation and Infant Memory Cant remember: neural connections are few Hardware and software are getting put in. Motor Development –Maturation of nervous system
Exploring iin Modules, Module 7 Cerebral Cortex Sections
Cognitive Development How we learn & What we are capable to learn Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Cognitive Development Piaget’s Theory and Current Thinking –Sensorimotor Stage –Preoperational Stage –Concrete Operational Stage –Formal Operational Stage
General Observations Schema Accommodating Cognition Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Pouring Experience into Mental Modes
Sensorimotor Out of sight = out of mind (no object permanence). By 8 months this starts to change. Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Baby Mathematics
Preoperational Stage Conservation of volume is out. Ego-centric “Theory of mind” Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Concrete Operational Stage Conservation is in now. Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Formal Operational The what if questions can be addressed. Reasoning is developed. Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Reflecting on Piaget Developmental stages are universal Sequencing is correct. Good lessons for parents and teachers. ×We grow continuously, not in stages. ×Children begin a subsequent stage earlier than Piaget thought. Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
An Impossible Object
Social Development Stranger anxiety: –Brain, mind, social- emotional behavior develop together Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Origins of Attachment –Body Contact Harlow’s Mothers –Familiarity Critical period Rigid attachment = imprinting –Responsive Parenting Relaxed and attentive mothers. Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Infants’ Distress Over Separation from Parents
Exploring iin Modules, Module 7 Effects of Attachment –Secure Attachment Predicts Social Competence See Erik Erickson: basic trust –Deprivation of Attachment Legacy of Harlow’s monkeys
Child-Rearing Practices Authoritarian ParentsPermissive Parents Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Authoritative Parents Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
Authoritative Parenting and Social Competence
What your baby needs to be smart: ① Month 1: Eliminate background distractions. ② Months 1-3: Emphasize contrasts. ③ Months 3-5: Use pictures of baby’s real world objects ④ Months 6-7: Emphasize cause/effect, locations of things, and functions. Exploring iin Modules, Module 7
⑤ Months7-8: Emphasize sound to signal an event. ⑥ Months 9-12: Explore motor and sensory skills and how they combine. ⑦ Months 13-18: Explore objects in the environment. Diversify it. Exploring iin Modules, Module 7