Early Childhood Development
Early Childhood Development
Abstract
The early childhood development subject is explored by using findings from the cited sources. I studied and analysed the concepts relating early childhood development and reported my learning under different sections predominantly featuring the human brain. There are six headings including an overview and a brief conclusion. The four main areas being examined are as follows, brain development, motor development, infant memory and the cognitive development.
Early Childhood Development
Early childhood is the most rapid period of development in one’s life. Although individual children develop at their own unique pace, all children progress through a set of sequence of physical and cognitive developmental stages.
Overview of Early Childhood Development Learning starts in infancy, long before formal education begins and continues throughout life. Recent studies of early childhood investments have shown remarkable success and indicate that the early childhood is important for early learning. Moreover, early childhood interventions of high quality have lasting effects on learning and motivation. Science shows us what children must have, and what they need to be protected from, in order to promote their healthy development. Stable, responsive, nurturing relationships and rich learning experiences in the earliest years provide lifelong benefits for learning, behavior and both physical and mental health. In contrast, research on the biology of stress in early childhood shows how chronic stress caused by major adversity, such as extreme poverty, abuse or neglect, can weaken developing brain architecture and permanently set the body’s stress response system on high alert, thereby increasing the risk for a range of chronic diseases.
Brain Development
The brain is a highly integrated organ, and its multiple functions operate in a richly coordinated
Abstract
The early childhood development subject is explored by using findings from the cited sources. I studied and analysed the concepts relating early childhood development and reported my learning under different sections predominantly featuring the human brain. There are six headings including an overview and a brief conclusion. The four main areas being examined are as follows, brain development, motor development, infant memory and the cognitive development.
Early Childhood Development
Early childhood is the most rapid period of development in one’s life. Although individual children develop at their own unique pace, all children progress through a set of sequence of physical and cognitive developmental stages.
Overview of Early Childhood Development Learning starts in infancy, long before formal education begins and continues throughout life. Recent studies of early childhood investments have shown remarkable success and indicate that the early childhood is important for early learning. Moreover, early childhood interventions of high quality have lasting effects on learning and motivation. Science shows us what children must have, and what they need to be protected from, in order to promote their healthy development. Stable, responsive, nurturing relationships and rich learning experiences in the earliest years provide lifelong benefits for learning, behavior and both physical and mental health. In contrast, research on the biology of stress in early childhood shows how chronic stress caused by major adversity, such as extreme poverty, abuse or neglect, can weaken developing brain architecture and permanently set the body’s stress response system on high alert, thereby increasing the risk for a range of chronic diseases.
Brain Development
The brain is a highly integrated organ, and its multiple functions operate in a richly coordinated