Summary about the chapters to be discussed
The chapters are according to Berk, 2012, infants and children: prenatal through middle childhood.
Chapter 1, we will be sharing about HISTORY, THEORY AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES.
There are small topics to discover, which are
1) The field of child development
2) Basic issues
3) Historical foundations
4) Mid 20th century theories
5) Recent Theoretical perspectives
6) Comparing Child Development Theories
7) Studying the child
Chapter 2, we will be sharing about GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION.
There are small topics to discover, which are
1) Genetic Foundations
2) Reproductive choices
3) Environmental Context for Development
4) Understanding the Relationship between Heredity and Environment
Chapter 3, we will be sharing about PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT
Again we will have small topic to discover, which are
1) Motivation for Parenthood
2) Prenatal Development
3) Prenatal Environmental Influences
4) Preparing for Parenthood
Chapter 4, we will be sharing about BIRTH AND THE NEWBORN BABY
It will be an interesting topic to discover about newborn babies. Can you remember the first time you holding
your newborn baby? How does it feel?
The topics we will discover are
1) The stages of childbirth
2) Approaches to childbirth
3) Medical interventions
4) Birth complications
5) Precious moments after birth
6) The newborn Baby's capacities
7) The transition to parenthood
Chapter 5 onwards, we will be sharing ideas about the development of infancy and toddler hood. This chapter we will discover about PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY AND TODDLER HOOD.
Small topics we will discover are
1) Body growth
2) Brain Development
3) Influences on Early Physical Growth
4) Learning Capacities
5) Motor Development
6) Perceptual Development
Chapter 6, we will still be sharing ideas about development of infancy and toddler hood. Now we will discover more about COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY AND TODDLER HOOD
Do you still remember your Piaget's cognitive development?
Small topics to discover in this chapter are:
1) Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory
2) Information Processing
3) The Social Context of Early Cognitive Development
4) Individual Differences in Early Mental Development
5) Language Development
Chapter 7, the last development in infancy and toddler hood. We will share about EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY AND TODDLER HOOD...
Do you still remember how you handle separation anxiety with your children in the school?
Small topics to discover are
1) Erikson's Theory of Infant and Toddler Personality
2) Emotional Development
3) Temperament and Development
4) Development of Attachment
5) Self-Development
Chapter 8, we will move our focus from infancy and toddler hood to Early Childhood. As the same as chapters 5, 6 and 7, we will first discuss about PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
Do you remember what you have done during your early childhood years, either in school or at home? What activities do you like to do most, and why?
Small topics to discover in this chapter are
1) Body growth
2) influences on Physical Growth and Health
3) Motor Development
Chapter 9, we will be sharing ideas about COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
You have learned about Piaget's theory, how about Vygotsky? Have you heard about Vygotsky?
Small topics to discover are
1) Piaget's Theory: The preoperational stage
2) Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (one of my favorite topics)
3) Information Processing
4) Individual Differences in Mental Development
5) Language Development
FINALLY, we come to Chapter 10........
In this final chapter, Chapter 10, we will share ideas about EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
We will discuss small topics, which are
1) Erikson's Theory: Initiative versus Guilt
2) Self - understanding
3) Emotional development
4) Peer relations
5) Foundations of Morality
6) Gender typing
and lastly
7) Child rearing and emotional and social development
While you were reading the above summary, you may noticed that I have posted some questions. Please feel free to comment your ideas and answers regarding the questions above.
Chapter 1, we will be sharing about HISTORY, THEORY AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES.
There are small topics to discover, which are
1) The field of child development
2) Basic issues
3) Historical foundations
4) Mid 20th century theories
5) Recent Theoretical perspectives
6) Comparing Child Development Theories
7) Studying the child
Chapter 2, we will be sharing about GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION.
There are small topics to discover, which are
1) Genetic Foundations
2) Reproductive choices
3) Environmental Context for Development
4) Understanding the Relationship between Heredity and Environment
Chapter 3, we will be sharing about PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT
Again we will have small topic to discover, which are
1) Motivation for Parenthood
2) Prenatal Development
3) Prenatal Environmental Influences
4) Preparing for Parenthood
Chapter 4, we will be sharing about BIRTH AND THE NEWBORN BABY
It will be an interesting topic to discover about newborn babies. Can you remember the first time you holding
your newborn baby? How does it feel?
The topics we will discover are
1) The stages of childbirth
2) Approaches to childbirth
3) Medical interventions
4) Birth complications
5) Precious moments after birth
6) The newborn Baby's capacities
7) The transition to parenthood
Chapter 5 onwards, we will be sharing ideas about the development of infancy and toddler hood. This chapter we will discover about PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY AND TODDLER HOOD.
Small topics we will discover are
1) Body growth
2) Brain Development
3) Influences on Early Physical Growth
4) Learning Capacities
5) Motor Development
6) Perceptual Development
Chapter 6, we will still be sharing ideas about development of infancy and toddler hood. Now we will discover more about COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY AND TODDLER HOOD
Do you still remember your Piaget's cognitive development?
Small topics to discover in this chapter are:
1) Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory
2) Information Processing
3) The Social Context of Early Cognitive Development
4) Individual Differences in Early Mental Development
5) Language Development
Chapter 7, the last development in infancy and toddler hood. We will share about EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY AND TODDLER HOOD...
Do you still remember how you handle separation anxiety with your children in the school?
Small topics to discover are
1) Erikson's Theory of Infant and Toddler Personality
2) Emotional Development
3) Temperament and Development
4) Development of Attachment
5) Self-Development
Chapter 8, we will move our focus from infancy and toddler hood to Early Childhood. As the same as chapters 5, 6 and 7, we will first discuss about PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
Do you remember what you have done during your early childhood years, either in school or at home? What activities do you like to do most, and why?
Small topics to discover in this chapter are
1) Body growth
2) influences on Physical Growth and Health
3) Motor Development
Chapter 9, we will be sharing ideas about COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
You have learned about Piaget's theory, how about Vygotsky? Have you heard about Vygotsky?
Small topics to discover are
1) Piaget's Theory: The preoperational stage
2) Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (one of my favorite topics)
3) Information Processing
4) Individual Differences in Mental Development
5) Language Development
FINALLY, we come to Chapter 10........
In this final chapter, Chapter 10, we will share ideas about EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
We will discuss small topics, which are
1) Erikson's Theory: Initiative versus Guilt
2) Self - understanding
3) Emotional development
4) Peer relations
5) Foundations of Morality
6) Gender typing
and lastly
7) Child rearing and emotional and social development
While you were reading the above summary, you may noticed that I have posted some questions. Please feel free to comment your ideas and answers regarding the questions above.
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