CHAPTER 1 REVIEW

Study this!!!!

1. stimulation (talking, interacting, etc.) and play

• 2. physically, intellectually, socially, morally, emotionally

• the parent you’ll become, the child you were, etc…

• you know what is expected, you gain more confidence, know how to guide children

• first years of life were not considered to be unusual or different, childhood wasn’t recognized

• fewer toys, children worked at young age, expected to entertain and behave with more maturity, etc.

• a. Freud - childhood affects adulthood (specifically emotional experiences)

• b. Montessori – learning through the senses, learn best by pursuing interests

• c. Piaget – 4 stages of intellectual learning

• d. Coles – personality and intelligence is based on moral development

• Control different body functions

• . a. before birth

• b. in first year

• c. in first year

• a. stages occur at about the same time for all

• b. certain tasks must be learned before new ones are

• c. each individual develops at a unique rate

• d. problems/changes in one area affect other areas of development

• e. you never stop learning

• heredity – height, eye color, voice, hair pattern, etc…

• environment – people, situations, places, etc…

• discovering your identity, preparing for your career, becoming independent

• 50/60s – finding peace

• 40s – finding stability

• 30s – settling down, starting family, building career

• heighten powers of observation, understand what children need, know why they behave the way they do…

• Objective – based on FACTS not ideas/judgments

• . a. everything that happens in a set period of time, when getting to know a child

• b. writing everything about a specific behavior, when trying to help solve a prob.

• c. how often a child does a certain behavior, when trying to get rid of a behavior

• d. list of what should be happening at stage and observing what they can actually do

• in corner, out of the way… be quiet and behave only as an observer

• confidential items/information should only be shared with parents or caregivers

• Entry level – sales clerk, etc.

• Paraprofessional – assistant teacher at daycare, etc.

• Professional – licensed or certified, ex: doctor, teacher, accountant, etc…

• children’s writer, own boss, create your own business…

• research online, visit counselors…

• look at pay, hours, benefits, demand now and in future, aptitudes, experience req’d

• so you can keep skills current and develop a plan/path, etc.

• communication skills, technology, work well with others, transferable skills…

YOU HAVE A TEST TOMORROW – STUDY. …you’ll be glad you

did.