1. The Principles of Child Development: The 4 areas of development are: physical, social, emotional & intellectual These 4 developments are all linked Development works from the head down Everyone goes through the same stages of development in the same order Everyone Develops @ different rates

2. Why do we study Child Development?

3. What Affects Child Development? NATURE & NURTURE

4. NATURE Genetics DNA What we inherit from our parents

5. NURTURE Everything around us in our ENVIRONMENT: Family Structure: (people in family & household) Where we live: suburbs vs. city (violence, poverty, crime) Health: (mom’s pregnancy, diseases) Interaction & Stimulation – playing & talking w/ child

6. We study child development because all children are different. They all develop at different rates and many factors have affected their development, making them unique.

7. How is going into the preschool going to be helpful to us?

8. What is Child development? It is how a child learns different skills as the grow and progress through different stages.

9. 1. PHYSICAL 2. SOCIAL 3. EMOTIONAL 4. INTELLECTUAL The 4 Areas of Development:

10. Stages of Development we will Study: Infant Toddler Preschooler

11. Going into the preschool is going to give us the opportunity to witness first hand all that we learn about child development. It is going to bring our learning to LIFE!