Jean Clemens

Discussion Board 3 45 Hour Infant and Toddler Physical development is the growth of gross (and fine) motor skills and how infants & toddlers use them. Gross motor skills include running, jumping, throwing, and walking. Cognitive development involves thought processes, storing, decoding, memorizing, etc. The connection between physical and cognitive development is that the infant or toddler must think about what or who they want and how they going to get it. Simply put, their cognitive…

Several hundreds of studies have been conducted on the association between family poverty and typical children's development such as health, achievement, and behavior. While there are few which measure the outlined defined society and cultural differences which effect a typical childhood development. The timing, depth, and duration of poverty on children are many of the characteristic values which define their development. Many fail to adjust for other family characteristics (for example,…

Kindergarten is still a time when children are developing their cognitive, affective, and physical domains. Educators should nurture this process by developing them into lifelong learners. Developmentally Appropriate Practice is a framework of principles and guidelines for best practices for the nurturing of a child's affective, physical, and cognitive development. According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practice intentionally…

The article, Chopsticks and counting chips: do play and foundational skills need to compete for the teacher’s attention in an early childhood classroom?, by Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong includes Elkonins four incredible principles for preparing the foundations for subsequent learning. Within the four principles includes plays affects on the child’s motivation. He says that through play children are capable of developing a multifaceted, ranked arrangement, of short and long-termed goals.…

Not only did I hear spoken language while at Peace Lutheran, but during eating time sign language was used. There were three of them that I saw during all of the eating times. They had a sign for done, more and please. The caregiver that was asking the question would first say the word, and then sign it to them and the toddlers would respond with what they saw or what they actually wanted. For an example, if they wanted more, but the caregiver signed done, they would sign back that they…

In this age range, a child’s gross motor skills are still developing, so younger preschoolers are just beginning to work on skills such as balancing, jumping, running, and climbing. In order to promote their gross motor development, they should have access to physical activity so they can become more adept and coordinated. With this being said, daily activities should include many opportunities for young children to develop confidence in their gross motor skills. In Developmentally Appropriate…

“Learning is used in two ways: sometimes in a broad sense, almost synonymous with development, and other times in a much narrower sense” (Dulberg, 510). As children begin to develop, based on Piaget’s theory we grow in different stages that help us convert into the person we are today. As an infant estimated to the age of two, the first stage that we are approached to is the sensorimotor stage. It is when we begin to create our self, figuring out who we can trust, and what we like and dislike as…

There are so many ways that prove that play help babies development like-: 1-: physical development-:For many ,play is opitomized by children running,jumping and moving.The pure joy of these simple physical activities is warmly remembered.children using their large muscles in these activities are strengthen their gross motor development. Beginning in infancy, children improve neuromuscular coordination through repeated use of their large muscles. Batting at a mobile as an infant, walking during…

When talking about genetics one is referring to the biological constitutional implicants of which sees us being defined by specified characterististics such as through physical and behavioural implicants. In reference to Michael and his lifestyle his physical and behavioural implicants can be found to be absorbed and encouraged by those who are found within his home environment. As children we mimic attitudes and perceptual beliefs into our own classification to make them unique to one’s own…

Sigmund Freud compares the universal obsessional neurosis of humanity to the obsessional neurosis of children. He claims that turning away from religion becomes inevitable with growth; I fully agree with this claim. When children are first born and event through their teenage years, they are constantly learning and questioning facts of life. Usually when this occurs, they are looking to a higher being or a member of authority in their lives. These important individuals in their life can provide…