GOALS

To understand the following developmental issues for infants and young children:

~ Individual and cultural issues~Language and emotional development~Attachment~Temperament~Parenting ~Siblings & family make-up~Child abuse & neglect

What are some individual and cultural issues related to development that we should understand?

~Specific characteristics at different age levels

~Individual differences affect development

~Cultural factors affect development

What is the process of language development?

1.) Birth to age 2:

Crying, cooing

Babbling

Holophrastic speech

Telegraphic speech

MAM

A!!

What is the process of language development?

1.) Age 2 – 7 years:

~Vocabulary increases~Meaningful conversations~Grammar is more developed~Can modify speech for

audience~Can clarify meaning

MOM

,

LET’

S MAKE

A

COMPROM

ISE

…

What is the process of emotional development?

1.) Birth to age 2:

~Emotions go from primitive to complex~Crying~Smiling~Stranger and separation

anxiety~Social referencing

WAAAHHHH!!

!!

What is the process of emotional development?

1.) Age 2 - 7 years:

~Fear~Aggression

Mom

, I g

et

angry

when

sam

won’t

play

with

me.

What is Attachment Theory?

Ainsworth’s Initial Styles of Attachment

~Secure~Anxious~Avoidant

New categories developed from research:

~Secure~Insecure avoidant~Insecure resistant~Insecure disorganized

What is Temperament?

Dimensions of temperament

~Easy~Difficult~Slow-to-warm-up

Goodness of fit

How does parenting fit in?

Styles of Parenting

~Authoritarian~Authoritative~Neglectful~Indulgent

Cultural issues in parenting

What are some issues to consider regarding siblings and family make-up??

Birth orderFamily sizeDay care

What are some issues surrounding child abuse and neglect?

~Physical Abuse~Sexual Abuse~Neglect~Characteristics of maltreating families and abusers~What are roles for helping

professionals?