The Play Years (ages 2-6) and the School Years (ages 6-12)

Terms related to the growth and development of children from the ages of 2-12

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Androgynous traits
Score high on both masculine and feminine characteristics
Animistic thinking
Believe inanimate objects have lifelike qualities
Associative play
Children engage in separate activities but they exchange toys and comment on others behavior
Authoritarian parenting style
Low acceptance. low involvement. degrades and controls child. makes decisions for child
Authoritative parenting style
High acceptance. high involvement. reasonable demands. child allowed to make own decisions when ready
Basic Skills approach
A method of teaching that looks at each subject area individually
Centration
Focus on one aspect of a situation, neglecting other important features
Child rearing styles
The combinations of parenting behaviors that occur over a wide range of situations, creating an enduring climate
Cooperative play
Children orient toward a common goal
Corpus callosum
Connects the two hemispheres of the brain
Convergent thinking
thinking that brings together information focused on solving a problem
Decentration
Focusing on several aspects of a problem
Uninvolved parenting style
Low acceptance. low involvement. makes few or no demands. indifferent to child's decision making
Divergent Thinking
Thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions
Time out
Removing child from immediate situation until ready to act appropriately