Watch the following video and read the case study.
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> Human Early Learning Partnership. (2010, January 12). The Importance of
> Early Childhood Development. [Video file]. Retrieved from
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89VFIk4D-s
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> Case study
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> You are the director of an early childhood program serving teen mothers and
> their babies based in the local alternative high school. Your community is
> partnering with the high school to work with pregnant teen mothers early in
> their pregnancy to provide education and resources. You are developing an
> interactive presentation for these mothers targeted at discussing critical
> and sensitive periods of development in early childhood and how they
> differ.
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> Your answers to the following Discussion topics should be framed for teen
> mothers and give specific examples from development.
> ◦Contrast critical periods and sensitive periods of development.
> ◦What types of biological and environmental issues can affect critical and
> sensitive periods of development and why?
> ◦Explain how culture affects development. Please give original and specific
> developmental examples .
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> 150 words
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As explained by Oswalt (2008), critical period refers to the stage at which children are expected to acquire a special simulation and other important abilities such as language development. On the other hand, sensitive period of development is used describe the period just after birth. The child starts bounding with the parents at this stage.

From the case study, it is important for teen mothers to understand the common biological and environmental issues that affect these periods of development. As an example of biological issues, some children might experience problems understanding language once they are born, while others might find it difficult absorbing and copying language from the …

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