Paper on children and young people’s development at local conference
Task one
The sequence and rate of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth to 19 years.
Children’s do not develop at the same rate as each another .Every child has different rate of Development
Areas of development:
These are the main areas of development
1. Physical development
2. Social development
3. Intellectual development
4. Language development
As there will be difference of children progress at the same rate .The below is the guide on how they might develop for the following age’s ranges
Age 0 to 3 years
1. Physical development: Babies turn their head towards sounds and movement’s .They like to watch the face of adult at feeding time. They start sitting with support and gradually sit alone .They raise their hand and aspect to be lifted. They try to walk, then will be able to run and use a bicycle. They will try to hold pencil and try to write use the toilet alone.
2. Social development: At the initial months they will recognize mother face and voice they enjoy playing with others and game ticks like peak-boo. They will please adult and perform for the audience. They develop sense of identity. Some want to do themselves.
3. Intellectual development: They begin to realise others are separate beings from themselves. They imitate others and try out ways of behaving in play. They will become more confident but still they need adult support. They will know who their main carers are and cry if they are left with someone they do not know and they begin to understand the world around them.
4. Language development: Initially they make variety of happy sounds. As they grow they will make four to five different sounds and turn their head towards sources of sounds. Then they improve from using single words to complex words. By two they will use 30 to 150 words. After that they put words together