Question

1. Explain the four areas of development.

2. What are the four principles of child development? Give an example of each.
3. What makes up the learning pathways of the brain?
4. Why do repeated and interrelated activities promote brain development?
5. Explain the concept of windows of opportunity in brain development?
6. Identify three factors that may affect whether a child is at risk.
7. Describe two preventive steps a parent might take to avoid certain developmental
risks in his or her child.
8. Describe three resources for parent education.
9. What may happen if caregivers do not recognize signs of a developmental
problem in a child?
10. How have theorists changed society's attitudes toward children?
11. How are the different areas of development interrelated?
12. Why should caregivers avoid making comparisons between children?

Answer 1

1. Motor is gross and fine skills. Gross is crawling etc. (Big movements) Fine is small movements like zipping up a coat etc.
Cognitive is thinking, memory, attention, reasoning.
Emotional is relationship building, self confidence etc.
Social is building relationships with friends and being part of a team.

2. Same as #1.

3. Neurone

4. It allows children to revisit experiences which leads them to experience knowledge which leads to mastery. It stimulates the brains working memory making it efficient at recalling information.

5. A child has the opportunity to learn specific information and skills easily and spontaneously.

6.Nutrition, environment and maternal child interactions.

7.get a tutor early on, read to them in bed and let them ask questions

8.other parents, books and articles online

9. Child might be brought up challenged in school (naughty)

10. By putting children first it allows the children to have what they need (kiss on the forehead at bedtime other than just leaving them to cry out)

11. For example, child’s ability to learn new information is influenced by their ability to interact appropriately with others.

12. Because it increases the child’s anxiety and stress levels, lowers their self esteem as well.