RECR 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Attention Span, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Peer Pressure

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Recreation and Parks Management
• Course: RECR 200
• Professor: Brett Eldridge

Document Summary

Ch 12: leisure & recreation across the lifespan. Infants make lrg gains in gross (lrg muscle) motor skills. Grasp concept of cause/effect, recognition, & mem: 0-2 yrs old. Physical abilities: fine motor skills: small body movements; harder to achieve; req. coordination of complex muscle groups; 2 yrs old. Cognitive abilities: environmental exper. imp. to devel. of brain, 0-6 months recog. prop. of objects/mentally sort them into categories, 1 yr old problem-solving abilities devel. Set simple goals: 2 yr old experiment w/actions/objects to accomplish goals. Manip. images of objects/behaviors; pretend; remember what they see/ Socioemotional characteristics: reenact: characteristic temperaments, 1 yr old regards world as place where needs are met (sense of security, 2 yr old recog. unique appearance. Consideration for program design: sensorimotor play: stim. /engage infants sensory organs. 2-3 months face-to-face play: manipulative play: figure out how to cause things to happen. 7-9 months object play: primary ingredient for both= freedom. Examples from rec/leisure services sectors: parent/child programs.