Child Development Terms

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development

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Change or growth that occurs in children

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milestones

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Widely held expectations of what most children are able to do at a certain age

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infant

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Birth-1 year olds

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toddler

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1-3 year olds

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preschooler

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3-5 year olds

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heredity

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Characteristics a child inherits genetically from parents

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neurons

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Building blocks of the brain

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axons

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Long, thin fibers of the neuron and nerve cell

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dendrites

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Short, hair-like fibers around the cell body that receive signals

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synapses

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Connections between neurons