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An Overview of Early Childhood Development

An Overview of Early Childhood Development . Teddi Deka, Ph.D. Missouri Western State University. I. What is Development?. Change Growth, Senescence From Genetics (nature) Caring (nurture) Environment Influenced by Domains Contexts Following a Sequence based on Averages Ranges.

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An Overview of Early Childhood Development

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  1. An Overview of Early Childhood Development Teddi Deka, Ph.D. Missouri Western State University

  2. I. What is Development? • Change • Growth, Senescence • From • Genetics (nature) • Caring (nurture) • Environment • Influenced by • Domains • Contexts • Following a Sequence based on • Averages • Ranges

  3. Domains and Contexts of Development • Exercise: What is one question about child development that you would like to ask?

  4. Domains of Development

  5. Contexts of Development Historical Socioeconomic Cultural

  6. Averages and Ranges

  7. II. Average Development in the Cognitive Domain • Of interest to early childhood providers: • How does the child think/solve problems? • What types of problems interest the child? • How can I improve the child’s ability to think/solve problems?

  8. How Does the Child Think / Solve Problems? • Theories of Child Development • Jean Piaget’s Cognitive-Developmental Theory • Lev Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory • Theory of Mind

  9. Problems that interest the young child • There are not right or wrong answers • The adult won’t get mad or anxious • It is fun • It involves play • It involves creativity (coloring, little scientist) • The task is bright or loud or irritating • The task is repetitive

  10. III. Average Development in the Social / Emotional Domain • Of interest to early childhood providers: • What is typical social development? • What is typical emotional development? • How to I discourage aggression? • How do I discipline?

  11. Typical Social / Emotional Development • Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory • Emotion and Control

  12. Emotional Development

  13. Types of Aggression

  14. From 1 to 5, children should consistently improve on: • Emotion Regulation • Emotion Display • Hostile Aggression • Empathy • Sympathy

  15. Improving on Aggression, Discipline and Prosocial Behavior • Handout: Recommendations

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