7. Outline Magnusson's (2000) definition of holistic development
All areas of a child's life do impact the development of specific areas. However, these can be fragmented and split to help development
Children's development is so complex that we cannot fragment it down into specific areas
All areas of a child's life is interconnected and are developing simultaneously and one area will affect the others
Each child is different and therefore development is different
8. What were the findings of Epstein's research on social contacts in 1986
That number of best friends increases until age 11 then decreases as they become more selective
Children have few friends before age 11 and they are close and consume a lot of their time. Whereas, after age 11 the number of friends grow and become less intimate
Relationships with friends before age 11 are less intimate and deep whereas after age 11 they become more intense
Before age 11 children are more confident to be without friends, whereas after age 11 their need for friends strengthens
9. Do children prefer to play with children of the same gender?
Sometimes but not always
Yes
No
10. What are the holistic development areas according to the EYFS
Personal, social, emotional. Physical. Support
Personal, social, emotional. Physical. Communication
11. What 2 changes take place as part of growth and development?
Learning (from experience) and maturation (biological)
Learning (from socialising) and maturation (biological)
Learning (from socialising) and maturation (learning)
Learning (from experience) and maturation (learning)
12. How does Ratey (2001) define attention?
More than just noticing information. It is filtering the situation and understanding the social and emotional significance to it
More than just noticing information. It is filtering perceptions, balancing perceptions and attaching a memory to it
More than just noticing information. It is filtering perceptions, balancing perceptions and attaching emotional significance to it
More than just physical cues. It is filtering perceptions, balancing perceptions and attaching emotional significance to it
13. Outline Lindon's (2007) view on child development
A framework of knowledge to inform potential expectations which cannot be used as milestones due to the difference between individual cases
There is a framework of knowledge which highlights appropriate milestone at which children should be at by a particular age allowing us to find problematic developmental issues
A framework of knowledge to inform realistic expectations but no absolute statement and there should be flexible use of developmental norms
There is a framework of knowledge which highlights appropriate milestone which are strict to the developmental norms of a child according to their age
14. Why do we need emotions, according to Izard and Ackerman (2000)
They help us to connect with people around us
They help people adapt to their environment
They help people to be scared and therefore wary of situations where necessary
They help us to feel a sense of similarity with others feeling the same emotions in scenarios
15. Outline the stages of information processing theory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968)
