Child Development

teaching the parents the skills to manage their chil- dren’s behavior. Evidence for the effectiveness of medications have been m ...

the child is mentally retarded. IQ levels below 75 are categorized into several levels. These levels represent the amount of sup ...

screenings can prevent phenylketonuria (PKU), con- genital hypothyroidism, Rh disease, and other abnor- malities. PKU occurs in ...

Under legislative guidelines, children with disabilities are entitled to an education at public expense, with the added stipulat ...

See also: THEORY OF MIND Bibliography Flavell, John. ‘‘Metacognition and Cognitive Monitoring: A New Area of Cognitive-Developme ...

drawn cannot be easily generalized to other individu- als. Quantitative Methods of Child Study There are three types of quantita ...

causal-comparative design offers little of the control necessary to make cause-effect conclusions. Longitudinal versus Cross-Sec ...

a healthy pregnancy and delivery, obstetrations are prepared to deal medically with complications. It is not uncommon for midwiv ...

TABLE 1 SOURCE: David F. Bjorklund and Jesse M. Bering. Physical Milestones The list for physical development (Table 1) in- clud ...

SOURCE: David F. Bjorklund and Jesse M. Bering. becomes more logical during the school years, and this is perhaps best reflected ...

they are separated from their caregivers. By the pre- school years, children are able to identify emotions in others and can see ...

Maria Montessori (right) created a system of education based on skill development in specific areas, including practical living ...

First, they want to please others or receive social ap- proval for following the community’s rules. Later, they may think from a ...

and that peers have a great influence on moral behav- ior. Socialization Moral development is also fostered by the adult control ...

glish, Japanese, Hausa (a Nigerian language), and sign language. Infants prefer motherese to adult- directed speech, and they be ...

proximal-distal. This principle asserts that the head and trunk develop before the arms and legs, and the arms and legs before t ...

TABLE 1 SOURCE: Information for tables modified from: Anne V. Gormly, and David M. Brodzinsky. Life Span Human Development. Sixt ...

decide whether intervention is needed and also to guide goal setting and outcome measurement. Delays in Gross Motor and Fine Mot ...

N NATURAL CHILDBIRTH In natural childbirth, birth takes place with no medi- cal intervention. Medical interventions during child ...

Ray, W. J., and R. Ravizza. Methods toward a Science of Behavior and Experience, 2nd edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1985. E G ...