John Cheng

The concrete operational stage of child cognitive development.

As parents, it is essential to have an understanding of our child’s cognitive development stages. Between the ages of 7 and 11, children enter the concrete operational stage of development, which enables them to think more logically and concretely. This cognitive development stage equips them with the ability to perform tasks such as conservation, classification, …

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The sensorimotor skills on child cognitive development.

The sensorimotor skills of a child are essential in their cognitive development, as it is the first stage of understanding the world around them, according to the famous Swiss developmental psychologist Mr. Jean Piaget.  From reflexes to symbolic thoughts, the toddler’s little brain will actively process to figure out how the environment works and how …

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7 hours!

The word anguish has a definition of: excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain.  This was the word used by a neighbor who described how the mother felt when police knocked on her door to inform her that her toddler had passed away as the toddler was left in a vehicle for seven hours.  This …

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Why is cognitive development so important for a child?

A child’s cognitive development is referred to as how a child thinks, explores, and figures things out.  With this, they develop their knowledge, skills, problem solving, and their inherent qualities and characters from their parents.  With this ability heightened, they would be able to slowly think about how the world works and understand how things …

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The importance of monitoring child development

Knowing your child’s development is critical to his/her future well-being and keeping track of each milestone enables parents to see how well their toddler is doing.  Let us discover why it is important for parents to monitor their development closely. Now-a-days, social influences and competitiveness come hand-in-hand with every aspect of our lives.  However, it …

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Unauthorized access to car leads to fatality for two-year-old toddler.

On August of 2022, Police from Osage County in Kansas was called to an address (not made public) which they found an unresponsive 2-year-old boy found in a vehicle.  This marked #14 incident that year related to Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke (PVH) case.  The toddler was then transported to Topeka Stormont Vail Health facility where he …

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