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At around ten months the infant tries to imitate speech. 

Adults can facilitate creativity by using open-ended questions.

Listening to children’s speech

Brain research

The major developmental theorists would agree that the toddler learns a great deal through observing others and imitating their actions.

Obesity is becoming a problem for children as young as two. 

Standardized tests may not provide accurate information because young children do not develop at the same pace at every age.  

The connection of nerve cells to each other is synapse. 

Children who either daydream or have trouble sitting still in class, who are disorganized, and who miss segments of information because they are not attentive may be labeled as having attention deficit idsorder (ADD).

Vygotsky’s concept of scaffolding helps to define the role of adults in children’s learning.