Child Development

Attachment is

The emotional and psychological bond between a child and adult, typically a parent or caregiver, that contributes to the child’s sense of security and safety.

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Career Pathway is

A progression of educational qualifications

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The process by which children acquire skills in the areas of social, emotional, intellectual, speech and language, and physical development, including fine and gross motor skills.

• Developmental Milestones

• Child Development

• Approaches to Learning

• Coaching

A set of functional skills or age-specific tasks that experts agree most children should be able to do within a certain age range.

• Developmental Milestones

• Developmental Domains

• Developmental Outcomes

• Developmental Screening and Assessment

Practices, behaviors, activities and settings that are adapted to match the age, characteristics and developmental progress of a specific group of children

• Developmental Outcomes

• Developmental Milestones

• Developmental Domains

• Developmentally Appropriate

Fine Motor Skills are

Actions that require control of the small muscles of the body to achieve skillfulness.

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A child's development of large muscle movement and control. Examples of gross motor skills include crawling, running, and jumping

• Fine Motor Skills

• Gross Motor Skills

• Dual Generation Strategies

• Developmentally Appropriate

Inclusion

The principle of enabling all children, regardless of their diverse backgrounds or abilities, to participate actively in natural settings within their learning environments and larger communities.

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Refers to active parent/family participation in a child’s care and education

• Family Engagement.

• Parenting Education

• Parent Choice

• Parent Involvement

Play

involuntary, intrinsically motivated activities commonly associated with pleasure and enjoyment, for the purpose of meeting specific learning outcomes.

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