ELED 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Parenting Styles, Nuclear Family, Critical Period
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Study of predictable patterns of change in children over time. Not temporary changes such as illness or a broken bone. Scientific study of children based on scientific research: begins with questions based on current theories, involves gathering and organizing new information, leads to new theories, explanations, and predictions, considers biological and environmental factors in continuous interaction. Periods based more on functional changes than on precise ages (fuzzy boundaries) Infancy (beginnings: prenatal period: conception to birth, infancy: birth to about 1 year, toddlerhood: 1 to 2 years of age. Early childhood: generally 2 to 6 years of age. Middle childhood: generally 6 or 7 to 11 years of age. Adolescence: generally 11 to 20 years of age. Physical development: growth in bones and muscles affecting size, movement, and strength, changes in sensory capabilities, quality of health and nutrition. Cognitive development: changes in memory, problem solving thinking, language development. Emotional and social development: changes in self-concept, personality, feelings, relationships with other people.
