Child Development: Fresh Take

  • Describe the stages of prenatal development and the significance of prenatal care
  • Describe infant reflexes
  • Explain the physical development that occurs from infancy through childhood
  • Explain key milestones in Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages
  • Explain key milestones in Piaget’s concrete operational and formal operational stages

Prenatal Development and Infant Reflexes

Watch this video to review the three stages of prenatal development:You can view the transcript for “Three Stages of Prenatal Development – When does Psychological Development start?” here (opens in new window).
Watch this video to learn more about infant reflexes:

You can view the transcript for “Neonatal reflexes | Behavior | MCAT | Khan Academy” here (opens in new window).

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

Watch this short video to review the concepts of schema, assimilation, and accommodation, as well as Piaget’s cognitive development stages:

You can view the transcript for “Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development” here (opens in new window).

Overview: Developmental Stages of Childhood

Watch this optional lecture on child development from MIT’s John Gabrieli for an interesting overview of key physical, social, and emotional developmental stages of childhood.You can view the transcript for “Lec 17 | MIT 9.00SC Introduction to Psychology, Spring 2011” here (opens in new window).