EDU 1003 Educational Theory.

Child Development Chapter 2 study sheet

Try to complete using your mind maps only.
Read the questions and mark true or false. If FALSE, correct the information and
make it TRUE
Newborns are alert when they are awake. not sleep
Newborns love looking at peoples hands.
Newborns cannot recognize their mothers voice until they are about three weeks
old.
Newborns can see things clearly up to two meters in front of them. one meter
When lying in a supine position, the newborn turns their head to one side.
Newborns can sit with their head up straight. one side
Newborns usually keep their hands tightly closed. under the chest
Newborns cannot move their arms.
Newborns blink at bright light. stare a bright
Newborns are startled at loud noises.
Newborns prefer salty flavors to sweet flavors.
Newborns do not like to be cuddled.
Newborns can hear very soft sounds because their ears are very sensitive to sounds.
Newborn babies often imitate adults facial movements.
Newborns think about their reflex movements.

Swallowing and Sucking

Reflex

The rooting reflex

The grasp reflex

The stepping or walking reflex

The startle reflex

The falling reflex ( moro
reflex)

T F

When anything is put in the mouth , babies at once suck and

swallow . Some babies while still in the womb make their fingers by
sucking them .
If one side of the babys cheek or mouth is gently touched, the baby
turns toward the touch and the mouth prepares to suck.
When an object or a finger touches the palm of the babys
hand , the hand automatically grapes it .

When held upright with their feet placed on a firm surface, babies will
make forward stepping movement.
When babies are startled by a sudden loud noise or bright light , they will
move their arms outwards with elbows bent and hands clenched .

Any sudden feeling that gives the baby the feeling that they are being
dropped will make them fling their arms out, open their hands and
bring their arms back over the chest as if to catch hold of something.

Vocabulary: In your own words. If you cannot, find the words in Chapter Two and see if you can
understand them in the sentences.
alert
supine
prone
abdomen
flex (flexion)
buttocks
chest
grasp
stroke
tuck
stare
gaze
cuddle
blink
textures
upright
suck
swallow
extend
grasp
reflex
concepts
limbs
imitate
abstract ideas

warning
lying an the back
be side
stomach
to bend

to round fleshy part from bottom

the front part of body

understand
an act of hitting or striking someone or something
ergonomic shape
look fixedly
look steadily
huge
shut and open the eyes
foundation
vertical
breast feeding
especially for food and drink
to be big .. wide area
understand
an action that is performed without conscious
an abstract idea
an arm or leg of a person or animal .
follow as a model
summary idea