Childcare: Chapter 5: Understanding Children from birth to Age 2
Prosocial behavior
Acts of kindness that benefits others; behaviors that demonstrate cooperation and helpfulness
Reflex
An automatic body response to a stimulus controlled by the lower- brain centers that govern involuntary processes such as heart rate and breathing
Separation anxiety
Another attachment behavior shown by infants
Preverbal gestures
Intentional signals used to tell people what they want by pointing
Baby sign language
Modified gestures of American Sign Language
Motor sequence
Refers to the order in which a child is able to perform new movements
Temperament
Refers to the quality and intensity of a person's emotional reactions
Attachment
Strong emotional connection that develops between people
Object permanence
The understanding that objects continue to exist even if the infant cannot see them
Telegraphic speech
Two word phrases used by a toddler
Deferred imitation
Watching another person's behavior and then acting out that behavior later
Joint attention
When the infant attends to the same event or object as the caregiver