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Explore the key areas of child development including physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and moral growth. Learn about motor skills, cognitive processes, social interactions, emotional expressions, and moral behavior in children.
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Areas of Development • Physical • Cognitive • Social • Emotional • Moral
Physical Development • Development including physical growth (weight, height) and muscle development.
Hand-eye coordination • How the hands work in relation to what is being seen.
Small: the use of the small muscles of the body Large: the use of the large muscles of the body Small & Large Motor Skills
Fine Motor Coloring Drawing Pointing Working puzzles Manipulating small objects Gross Motor Running Jumping Playing sports Walking Throwing Physical Dev. Examples
Cognitive Development • The development of the mind including thought processes and learning
Vocabulary Counting Cause and effect Trial and error Incidental learning Cognitive Dev. Examples
Social Development • How children interact and get along with each other.
Social Dev. Examples • Parallel Play—two children playing next to each other, but not together • Solitary Play—a child playing by him/herself • Cooperative Play—two or more children playing and interacting together • Sharing
Emotional Development • How a child feels about him/herself and others and how he/she expresses those feelings. • Self-esteem: how a child values him/herself
Crying Smiling Separation Anxiety Stranger Anxiety Emotional Dev. Examples
Moral Development • What is right and wrong • Through play children learn to follow the rules and act fairly toward others • They learn to share and to encourage the efforts of others.
Moral Examples • Sharing • Having Manners • Following rules • Using appropriate language • Respecting others • Not lying • Not stealing