FCC Child Development Flashcards

Which milestone would you typically expect from a healthy 12-month-old?

Answer: Pulling to stand and possibly taking first steps

Around 12 months many children pull to stand and begin cruising or walking.

A child care provider notices a 3-year-old is not combining two words at all and has few sounds. What is the best first step?

Answer: Document observations and share concerns with the parents for a screening

Documenting and partnering with parents for developmental screening supports early intervention.

Parallel play, where toddlers play side by side without much interaction, is typical of which age?

Answer: Around 2 years old

Parallel play is characteristic of toddlers around age 2 before cooperative play emerges.

Which practice best promotes healthy brain development in infants and toddlers?

Answer: Responsive, serve-and-return interactions with the caregiver

Serve-and-return interactions build neural connections essential for early brain development.

A preschooler pretends a banana is a telephone. This is an example of what cognitive skill?

Answer: Symbolic (pretend) thinking

Using one object to represent another demonstrates symbolic thought during the preoperational stage.

What is an age-appropriate expectation for a 5-year-old's social development?

Answer: Taking turns and playing cooperatively with rules

By age 5, children can typically take turns and engage in cooperative, rule-based play.

Which of the following best describes an infant's development of object permanence?

Answer: Understanding that objects still exist when out of sight

Object permanence is knowing that hidden objects continue to exist, developing in the first year.