Quick Review Questions: 1. What are the key characteristics of physical growth and nutrition during early childhood?
2. What are the nutrition concerns during early childhood?
3. How does the brain change during early childhood?
4. What are some examples of gross and fine motor skill development in early childhood?
5. What characterizes Piaget's preoperational stage of development?
6. What are some limitations in early childhood thinking, including animism, egocentrism, and conservation errors?
7. What is the theory of mind?
8. What happens in language development and what is the importance of language in early childhood
9. What is included in Vygotsky's model, including the zone of proximal development
10. How does self-concept develop?
11. What are the key criteria of Freud's psychodynamic theory as it applies to early childhood?
12. How does Erikson's psychosocial theory apply to early childhood?
13. What does gender identity development look like in early childhood?
14. How does different parenting styles impact children's development?
15. How do principles of operant conditioning apply to parenting and behavior modification?
16. What are some of the concerns about childhood stress and trauma?