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Zyriques birth
He lives -
Brain Development
Biological growth processes
that enable orderly changes in
behavior, relatively uninfluenced
by experience. -
Motor Development
Motor development
Learning to walk -
Period: to
Newborn
Makes reflex movements like sucking and startling
Has jerky, uncontrolled arm and leg movements Starts learning to be comforted by caregivers
Begins getting attached to caregivers -
Sensory development
Touch, taste, smell:
Well developed
Hearing:
Functional but not fully developed
Vision:
Least developed; rods are functional, cones take about 6 months to fully develop -
Two years old
posture is straight, can climb stairs, learning to run, better eye hand movements, can name objects, uses language to get things -
3 years old
steady growth, doesn't need much help eating, can run easily, learning tricycle, speech is understandable -
4 years old
begins climbing trees, reproduces some shapes and letters, recognizes certain words and sounds, can answer basic questions, outgoing and friendly, might have imaginary friends -
5 years old
could begin losing baby teeth, vision well developed, hand dominance established, understands size and shape, vocab 1500 words or more -
6 years old
baby teeth being replaced, better fine motor skills, kindergarten starts, longer attention span, can identify right an left hand, talks a lot, uses language rather than tantrums -
7 years old
good hand eye coordination, can ride bike, can tell time, understands right and wrong, beginning of interest in peers -
8 years old
wants to understand how and why things work, clear preference for some things, understands opposites, enjoys mood swings -
9 years old
can draw in detail, good at recognizing and recalling information, mood swings -
10 years old
capable of more enduring physical activities, still does not deeply understand certain things, less fears