Cyp 3.1 Understand Child and Young Person Development

|1. |Explain what sequence of child development means and describe what is expected as normal development within each |
| |stage. |
| |Children more or less develop in roughly the same order. E.g. sit-up - crawl - walk. Sequence of development is the |
| |expected order most children will reach key milestones in their development. Development is principally affected by |
| |two key principles. Nature, in which the pre-programmed genetics affect development. Nurture, where development is a |
| |result of experiences in their environment. |
| |It is important to remember that childrens development is holistic, this means that all areas influence each other |
| |and they are fluid in their time frames. |

|2. |Explain what is meant by rate of child development and why the difference to sequence of development is important. |
| |The rate of development is the time scale that the sequences of development will be achieved. It is difference to the|
| |sequence in that the sequence is orderly and structered. But children develop at different rates. Rates are |
| |approxiamte whereas sequence is a linear journey. Ie. you will crawl before you walk, but the rate in which a YP |
| |learns to walk from crawling will vary from child to child. |

|3. |Think of three reasons why a child might not develop according to expectations. |
| |1. Disability can affect both physical psychological development. These can result from genetics, accidents or |
| |learning difficulties. This is known as a personal factor.