Child Development & Toddler Review

Why is it important to know the stages of development?

• To monitor your own development

• To understand how children grow and develop

• To explain to a child how they are developing

What are the areas of development?

• Physical

• Emotional

• Spiritual

• Social

True or false, you SHOULD engage with children while observing them

• True

• False

When observing toddlers and young children, are they more likely to play WITH each other or NEAR each other?

• With

• Near

Why don't you want children to know you are observing them?

What is object permanence?

• not touching items so they stay in place

• understanding that something exists even when you can't see it

• being attached to an item and wanting it around

• knowing that stuffed animals don't die

An example of a fine motor skill is...

• Running

• writing

• jumping

• none of the above

An example of a gross motor skill is

• jumping

• coloring

• picking up food

• none of the above

The brain is fully developed at age _______.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 25

What ages are part of the "toddler" stage?

• 0-2

• 1-3

• 3-5

• 2-6