Child Development Final Study Guide
Chapter 1: Learn About Children
 Benefits of studying children
 Importance of Child
Development
 Why observe children
 How to observe children
 Types of observation records
 Heredity vs. Environment
Chapter 2: Responsibilities of Parenting
 First time parents
 Preparation for parenting
 Parent readiness
 Stages of parenthood
 Teen pregnancy
 Resource management
Chapter 3: Building Strong Families
 Family structures
o Nuclear family
o Single-parent family
o Blended family
o Extended family
 Trends affecting families
 The family life cycle
 Parenting Styles
 Setting limits
 Inappropriate behavior
 Effective punishment
 Poor disciplinary
Chapter 4: Prenatal Development
 Birth defects
 Role of the placenta
 Menstruation
 Types of twins
 Prenatal development
 Umbilical cord
 Prenatal tests
 Environmental causes of birth
defects
Chapter 5: Preparing for Birth
 Proper diet for pregnant
mother (MyPlate)
 Anemia
 Bottle vs. Breast feeding
 Budgeting/saving money
during pregnancy
 Obstetrician vs. midwife
 Budgeting for new baby
 Delivery options
 Signs of pregnancy/false labor
Chapter 6: The Baby’s Arrival
 False labor
 Premature babies
 Cesarean
 Apgar scale
 Bonding with newborn
Chapter 12: Intellectual Development
from 1-3
 Reading readiness
 Incidental learning
 Problem solving
 Readiness skill
Chapter 7: Physical Development of
Infants
 Examples of fine and gross
motor skills
 SIDS
 Formula vs. breast milk
 Diapering
 Appropriate games for infants
 Safety concerns of infants
 Developmental milestones
Chapter 13: Physical Development 4-6
 Gross motor skills
 Immunizations
 Playground injury
 Body changes 4-7
 Group identification
Chapter 8: Emotional and Social
Development of Infants
 Basic emotions at different
ages
 Babies learning to smile
 Clear messages to baby
 Stranger anxiety
 Why babies play
 Temperament traits
Chapter 9: Intellectual Development of
Infants
 Things baby years at
milestones
 Teaching baby to speak
 Cause and effect
 Appropriate games for
toddlers
 Developing language skills
Chapter 10: Physical Development from
1-3
 Fine and gross motor skills
 Nutrition for toddlers
 Food appeal
 Vaccines
Chapter 11: Emotional/Social
Development from 1-3
 Temper tantrums
 Negativism
 Adult guidance with moral
development
 Parallel play/Cooperative play
 Difference between 1 & 3 year
old
Chapter 14: Emotional/Social
Development 4-6
 Initiative
 4 year olds and game play
 How to help child with
tension/worry
 Sibling rivalry
 Fears at this age
 Response to stress
Chapter 15: Intellectual Development 4-6
 Piaget’s stages
 Egocentric viewpoint
 Children and television
Chapter 16: Physical Development 7-12
 Eating disorders
 Tooth decay
Chapter 17: Emotional/Social
Development 7-12
 Peer pressure
 Bullying
 Self-competence
 Sense of self
Chapter 18: Intellectual Development 712
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Types of learning
Piaget’s stages
Vygotsky’s theory
Montessori
Multiple Intelligence
Milestones in middle school
time period