Describe the Expected Pattern of Children and Young People’s Development from Birth to 19 Years

The expected pattern of children and young people’s physical development from birth to 19 years of age is as follows:

By the age of 4-12 weeks, a baby will be able to: Roll from their side on to their back.
Lift head and chest off the floor supported by their forearms
Hold on to a toy for a brief period of time.

By the age of 4-6 months, a baby will be able to:
Have good head control.
Sit with support.
Roll from their back to their side.

By the age of 6-12 months, a baby will be able to:
Roll from their front to their back.
Sit without support.
May be starting to crawl.
Pull to standing position.
May walk alone.

By the age of 1-2 years, a toddler will be able to:
Walk and run.
Get up and down stairs.
Climb things. (furniture)

By the age of 2-4 years, a toddler will be able to:
Kick, throw and catch a ball.
Jump from a step.
Ride a trike using pedals.
Using climbing frames.

By the age of 5-12 years, a child will be able to:
Ride a two wheel bike.
Hop, skip and jump.
Play energetic games and sports.

Between the ages of 12 and 16, a young person starts to go through puberty, which is where their bodies turn into that of an adult.

All children develop at a different rate and no children are the same.

Michelle Main

The expected pattern of children and young people’s communication and intellectual development from birth to 19 years of age is as follows:

By the age of 4 months a baby will be able to:
Recognise their main carer.
Cry with anger to show tiredness, hungry or uncomfortable.
Imitate low or high pitched sounds.

By the age of 6 months, a baby will be able to:
Laugh with pleasure.
Reach out for objects and hold on to them.
Begin to use vowels, consonants and syllable sounds.

By the age of 12 months, a baby will be able to:
Follow simple instructions.
Understand that words relate to things and people.
Imitate actions, sounds and simple words.

By the age of 2 years, a toddler will be able to:
Enjoy simple rhymes.
Use gestures alongside words.
Begins to scribble on paper.

By the age of 3 years, a toddler will be able to:
Have a basic conversation.
Enjoys pretend play.
Identify some colours.
Learns to make friends.

By the age of 4 years, a child will be able to:
Use grammar and pronunciation more accurately.
Recognise their own name when written down.
Be able to count up to 20.

Between the age of 5 and 8, a child will be able to:
Understand the meaning of words and speak more fluently.
Become more adept at reading and writing.
Understand differences between fantasy and reality.

Between the ages of 8 and 11, a child will be able to:
Concentrate for an increasing length of time.
Enjoy making up stories.
Start to show special talents for certain things.

Michelle Main

Between the ages of 12 and 19 a young person will:
Become much more independant.
Communicate in a more adult manner.
Become more aware of consequences to their actions.

Michelle Main

The expected pattern of social, emotional and behavioural development from birth to 19 years of age is as follows:

By the age of 12 weeks, the baby will:
Smile in response to someone interacting with them.
Turn to a prefered voice.
Responds with pleasure to loving attention.

By the age of 9 months, the baby will:
Have recognisable sleep patterns.
Be able to feed themselves with their fingers.
Show signs of separation anxiety.

By the age of 12 months, the baby will:
Enjoys action songs and rhymes.
Play alone for periods of time.
Has definite likes and dislikes.

By the age of 2 years, the toddler will:
Have a longer memory.
Enjoy helping to do things.
Become aware of adult expressions.

By the age of 4, the child will :
Be toilet trained.
Want to become more independant.
Show a sense of humour.

Between the ages of 5 and 8, the child will:
Begin to control their feelings and hide them from others.
Be able to take responsibility by helping others or looking after pets.

Between the ages of 8 and 11, the child will:
Possibly become discouraged easily.
Have a wide range of emotions and sometimes seem unable to control them.
Can become sensitive to criticism.
Prefer to spend time with friends rather than parents.
Possibly succumb easily to peer pressure.

Between the ages of 12 and 19, the young person will:
Become more aware of their appearance.
Develop a sexual identity.
Develop their own identity as a person and depend less on family and more on friends.