Child Development/ Shari Koslov/ Grant Waller

  • Sensorimotor

    Infancy
    Object to symbol
    Put everything in your mouth
    rely on senses
    object permanance
    dependant on others
    rely on physical contact and touch
    primary caregiver to give you love
    if you don't get a primary caregiver that gives you love you can develop mistrust
  • Pre-Operational

    imagination
    ego centric
    self will
    building self esteem
    right from wrong
    walk/talk/eat
    shame vs doubt
  • concrete operations

    ability to conserve liquid, mass,
    ability to do airthmetic
    see point of view in others
    reversability
    seriation
    relationship with peers
    eager for responsibility
    eager for independence
    intiative vs guilt
  • Formal Operations

    think abstractly
    form hypothesis
    think cognitively
    logical reasoning
    search for identity
    pleasure and productivity
    relationship between perseverance and job well done.
  • Early adolescence

    struggle with sense of identity
    relationship with peers
    identity vs role confusion
    less attention shown to parents
    puberty
  • Middle Adolescence

    loving relationships
    withdraw from parents
    identity vs role confusion
    puberty
    development depends on what you do
    setting goals
  • late adolescence

    firmer identity
    self-reliance
    intimacy vs isolation
    higher concern for the future
    devotion and fidelity
    identity vs role confusion
    self esteem