Instruction
In your reading this week of Chapters 3 -5, with a recap of chapter 2 in the video, the following topics were covered:
Chapter 3: Neural and Cognitive Development in the Early Years
Chapter 4: Emotional Development in the Early Years
Chapter 5: The Emerging Self and Socialization in the Early Years
For this week's discussion forum, respond to the following discussion questions:
During the early years, physical, social/cultural, environmental, occupational, spritiual, intellectual and emotional developmental begins. As you read these chapters and reflect on the development that occurs in the early years, as well as the important theories of development, what do you think are the most important developmental stages or findings? How important is bonding and security? Nervous system development? What are some things that we could do at this stage/age that would help us work toward wellness in adulthood?
Initial Post: You should make sure your initial post thoroughly addresses all parts of the assignment. Your comments should be clearly and concisely stated, demonstrating that the content was appropriately reviewed and synthesized. You should be sure to cite your points using the text, learning resources, and other scholarly literature to support your discussion. You may contribute to the discussion by building on examples or providing your own in relation to their main discussion post. Please limit the use of direct quotes in your discussion postings. You must use appropriate APA citations and references.
Peer and/or Instructor Response: To be eligible to receive full credit for your discussion board participation, you must respond to at least 3 individuals (peers and/or instructor) with substantive responses and support these responses with references when needed. In order to create a continuous scholarly interaction, your peer/instructor responses must occur on separate days (at least 3) throughout the week. Please note that your peer responses can occur prior to your primary response to the discussion board prompt. See the grading rubric for more information.