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Child Development

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DevelopmentRefers to change or growth that occur in a child.
infantFor the first year after birth, a child is called a/an _______________.
toddlerFrom the first year to the third year, a child is called a/an ______________.
PreschoolerThe term used for children from three to six is _____________.
physicalChanges in bone thickness and walking are parts of ____________ development?
Gross-motor developmentOne area of physical development that involves improvement of skills using the large muscles
Fine-motor developmentOne area of physical development that involves improvement of skills using the small muscles
cognitiveSecond area of development has to do with language and thought
social-emotionalThe third area of development involves relating to others and expression of feelings
Cephalocaudal principlehead downward
Principle of proximodistal developmentcenter of the body outward
reflexAn automatic body response to a stimulus
rooting, Moro, Palmar Grasp, stepping, Babinskicorrect list of newborn reflexes
Moro reflex"startle reflex"


MMHS FACS Teacher
Mt Markham High School
West Winfield, NY

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