Introduction to Child Development Mrs. Brennan

Five Principles of Child Development Physical ◦ Activities such as running, jumping or riding a bike. ◦ Large and Small Motor Skills Social ◦ Play: Alone vs. With others ◦ Sharing ◦ Leading vs. Following

Five Principles of Child Development (Cont…) Emotional ◦ Acting out roles of others ◦ Working through challenges Moral ◦ Right vs. Wrong ◦ Following rules, such as sharing with others Intellectual ◦ Activities to help children learn language, balance, or how to organize things.

Why Study Children? To Understand Children ◦ Why do they act, feel and think like they do? ◦ Learn the importance of caregivers To Gain Skills ◦ As a parent, caregiver or just in life To Understand Yourself ◦ Your own childhood, personality, development To Build for the Future ◦ Wait to have children until ready, be prepared

Childhood: Past vs. Present

How is Childhood Different? Work ◦ Children expected to work in the past ◦ Today children’s job is to play and grow Play ◦ Fewer toys in the past ◦ No video games til 70’s ◦ New toys on the market everyday Education ◦ School was a privilege in the past ◦ School is required and modern today

How is Childhood Diff..(Cont) Health ◦ Children died young in the past ◦ A lot less disease today Dress ◦ Children dressed as small adults in the past ◦ Many fabrics available now Parental Love ◦ Still strong today ◦ Less discipline today

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