To learn basic information about physical development, reflexes, learning, cogntive fuctions (language, memory, sensation, perception), personality, sexuality and gender in infancy and toddlerhood
To learn basic information about parenting in infancy and toddlerhood
Source:
Compulsory reading: pp. 31-33, 35, 40,41, 43, 47-51
Questions before Reading:
How do infants and toddlers learn?
What are the main developmental changes in this period?
Questions after Reading:
Cen you describe main infant reflexes blinking, Babinksi, Grasping, Sucking, Moro etc.)?
Can you describe main fomrs of learning in infancy and toddlerhood (classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning) ?
Do you know the main motor milestones - when child starts to roll over,sit without assistance, stand alone/walk?
Do you know basic information about cognitive abilities in infancy and toddlerhood (when do lon- term memory is formed,basic terms from language development)?
What are the personality characteristics of child in infancy and toddlerhood?