1. CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVELOPMENT

2.  Development is similar for everyone  All children go through the same stages of development in approximately the same order  All babies lift their heads before they lift their bodies  Development is similar for everyone  All children go through the same stages of development in approximately the same order  All babies lift their heads before they lift their bodies

3.  Development builds on earlier learning.  Development follows an orderly sequence.  Skills a child learns at age 2 build directly on those he mastered at age 1.  Learn to run after learning to walk  Development builds on earlier learning.  Development follows an orderly sequence.  Skills a child learns at age 2 build directly on those he mastered at age 1.  Learn to run after learning to walk

4.  Development proceeds at an individual rate.  All children follow a similar pattern of development, but the style and rate of growth differs for each child.  Development proceeds at an individual rate.  All children follow a similar pattern of development, but the style and rate of growth differs for each child.

5.  The different areas of development are interrelated.  As children grow, many kinds of changes are taking place at once.  All areas of development-physical, intellectual, social, and emotional-interact continually.  The different areas of development are interrelated.  As children grow, many kinds of changes are taking place at once.  All areas of development-physical, intellectual, social, and emotional-interact continually.

6.  Development is continuous throughout life.  Sometimes development is rapid and sometimes it is very slow.  We all continue to develop in many ways throughout our lives.  Development is continuous throughout life.  Sometimes development is rapid and sometimes it is very slow.  We all continue to develop in many ways throughout our lives.

7. The Importance of Play  Physically  Helps to develop the large muscles of the back, arms, and legs  Running, climbing, jumping rope  Improves strength and balance  Small muscles of the fingers are developed by  Finger painting, puzzles, stringing beads  Physically  Helps to develop the large muscles of the back, arms, and legs  Running, climbing, jumping rope  Improves strength and balance  Small muscles of the fingers are developed by  Finger painting, puzzles, stringing beads

8.  Intellectually  Singing nursery rhymes, stacking blocks, and sorting things provide experiences in gathering, organizing, and using information.  Intellectually  Singing nursery rhymes, stacking blocks, and sorting things provide experiences in gathering, organizing, and using information.

9.  Emotionally  Play helps children work through life’s challenges and problems. acting out roles of parent, teacher, firefighter  Emotionally  Play helps children work through life’s challenges and problems. acting out roles of parent, teacher, firefighter

10.  Socially  As children grow they progress from playing alone to playing beside one another to playing together.  They also learn to get along with others-sharing and taking turns.  Leadership, friendly competition, and cooperation are social skills learned through play  Socially  As children grow they progress from playing alone to playing beside one another to playing together.  They also learn to get along with others-sharing and taking turns.  Leadership, friendly competition, and cooperation are social skills learned through play

11. Major Child Development Theorists  Child development theorists have provided valuable information about how children learn and develop skills.  Turn to page 29 in your textbook. Read the information about some of the theorists in Fig. 1-4.  Child development theorists have provided valuable information about how children learn and develop skills.  Turn to page 29 in your textbook. Read the information about some of the theorists in Fig. 1-4.

12.  Which of the theorists were involved in personality information? Feud, Erickson Intellectual development? Piaget, Vygotsky, Skinner, Bandura Social development? Vygotsky, Bandura, Bronfenbrenner  Which of the theorists were involved in personality information? Feud, Erickson Intellectual development? Piaget, Vygotsky, Skinner, Bandura Social development? Vygotsky, Bandura, Bronfenbrenner

13. Influences on Development  Heredity  The passing on of characteristics that are physically inherited from previous generations  Physical characteristics  Heredity  The passing on of characteristics that are physically inherited from previous generations  Physical characteristics

14. Environment the people, places, and things that surround and influence an individual your family passes on certain attitudes and certain ways of doing things these behaviors reflect your family’s personal and religious or moral values reflect the customs of the society where you live Environment the people, places, and things that surround and influence an individual your family passes on certain attitudes and certain ways of doing things these behaviors reflect your family’s personal and religious or moral values reflect the customs of the society where you live