A child is influenced by a range of Personal factors such as: - Influences before and at birth eg. Maternal diet during pregnancy or birth itself eg. problems due to lack of oxygen etc. - Health - child who has ill health may spend time in hospital and miss time from pre-school and school affecting their learning on all levels including emotional and social phases of making friends etc. Also conditions like asthma triggered by certain situations could affect child's physical growth and need hospital/doctors visits etc. - Disability - this one is kind of obvious but I also include the effects of a child with disability and also parents with disabilities can have an effect on the child's development. It can put a child at a disadvantage in a lot of ways e.g. If a child had restricted movements they may find it difficult to join in at things such as play, putting building blocks together and manipulating materials etc... - Sensory impairment –Visual or hearing. A child that has a hearing problem would be influenced in their development; it could have an effect on their speech and communication and may make them feel they are not capable to join in with other children’s games. Visual impairment can also manipulate a Childs development they might not be able to watch and learn from what others are doing. They may have trouble learning their way around new environments such as a new school. As each area of education is co-dependent on others a child with a disability could have postponements in all areas of learning so would need support in all areas to help them reduce delays. pc[2.2] Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors.
A child is influenced by a range of External factors such as: - Poverty- in diet (nutritional issues could result