Aspects of a child’s and young people’s development include… * Physical development – Gross motor skills (using muscles such as arms and legs), Fine motor skills (Use of muscles such as hands, fingers and toes). * Social, Emotional and Behavioral development – This is the development of relationships, a child’s identity and self-image and Knowledge of the world. * Communication – Communicating with others. * Intellectual/Cognitive – Learning the skills of understanding. * Moral - knowing their right and wrong behavior.
Gross motor skills. * 1 month - 2 Years - At one month Babies enjoy kicking their legs and waving their arms around, they can turn from their side to their back and will lift their head briefly from the prone position. When two – three months Babies can, keep their head in central position when lying and can now lift both their head and their chest in the prone position. By six months Babies can, up with support with a straight back and when sitting they do so with a straight back. Can kick vertically with their legs and can reach out to grasp toys with hands. At nine months babies can sit up on their own for at least 15 minutes and can maintain a sitting position with a straight back. 12 – 15 months Babies can rise to sitting position from lying down on their own and can rise to standing position without help from people or furniture can also stand alone for a few moments. At 13 months Babies at this age normally can walk by this age to tend to fall over frequently and quickly. By 15 months babies can walk alone and crawl upstairs safely and may come downstairs backwards. Children aged 18 months+ can walk steadily and stop safety without sitting down suddenly. Can squat to pick up or move a toy, can climb up and downstairs if their hand is on the rail for support. * 2 – 5 years - Children aged 2 Years can run safely