Child Growth and Development Flashcards
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A child care provider observes that a 6-year-old can ride a bicycle, skip, and catch a ball with one hand. These skills reflect:
Answer: Gross motor skill development
Riding a bike, skipping, and one-handed catching are large-muscle, whole-body activities that define gross motor development in middle childhood.
Which theorist proposed that moral development progresses through stages, beginning with heteronomous morality in young children?
Answer: Jean Piaget
Piaget described heteronomous morality as the stage where young children view rules as fixed and judge actions solely by their consequences.
A toddler hands her toy to a crying peer. This behavior is an early example of:
Answer: Empathy and prosocial behavior
Sharing comfort objects in response to another's distress is an early form of empathy and prosocial behavior emerging in toddlerhood.
Self-regulation in preschoolers is BEST described as the ability to:
Answer: Manage emotions and behaviors in socially appropriate ways
Self-regulation involves the child's capacity to control impulses, manage emotions, and adapt behavior to situational demands.
In the context of child development, 'scaffolding' refers to:
Answer: Adjusting support given to a child based on their current level of understanding
Scaffolding is a Vygotsky-inspired teaching strategy where an adult provides just enough support to help a child accomplish a task slightly beyond their independent ability.
Which of the following is a RED FLAG for developmental delay in a 12-month-old?
Answer: Does not use any single words
The absence of any single words by 12 months is a recognized red flag for language delay that warrants evaluation.
The concept of 'goodness of fit' in child development refers to:
Answer: The compatibility between a child's temperament and the caregiver's expectations or parenting style
Goodness of fit describes how well a child's temperament matches the demands and expectations of their environment, influencing social-emotional outcomes.