Preschool children are better than toddlers and infants at things like goal setting, planning, and controlling impulsivity. What is happening in the brain that accounts for their new abilities? When do you think you’d see evidence of this? Can you think of an example?
What is one way the brain compensates for a child’s inability to hear or see? How might the brain look different in people who are blind or deaf?
Source:
Woolfolk, Anita & Perry, Nancy E. (2015). Child and Adolescent Development.
Boston: Pearson. ISBN: 978-0-13-343979-3
