PSYC 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dynamical System
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Friday october 18th 2013 motor development 2. Motor development influenced by parent expectations and childrearing practices. Example back to sleep program: pediatricians etc. recommend that infants sleep on their back to reduce risk of. Sids: but: infants who sleep on their backs achieve motor milestones later than infants who sleep on their front; as a whole, motor development delayed in population, still within appropriate norms, new recommendations for tummy-time . Jamaican babies and 60% of mali babies never crawled: jamaican and mali babies sat up and walked at earlier ages than european babies. But what about diapers: bulk between the legs may constrain movements. Compared infants" walking when naked versus when wearing modern thin diapers and old-fashioned thick diapers: 13 and 19 month-olds. With diapers, walking looks a few weeks delayed compared to naked walking. All an integrated system: mind, body, physical world, social world. Focus on the role of actions in shaping a child"s development.
