Explain the Sequence and Rate of Each Aspect of Development from Birth – 19 Years
Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years.
Child development is how a child becomes able to do more difficult things as they grow older. Development is different than growth, because growth only refers to the child getting bigger in size. When we talk about normal development, we are talking about developing skills like:
Gross motor skills: these are important for major body movement such as walking, maintaining balance, coordination, jumping, and reaching.
Fine motor skills: involves the small muscles of the body that allows such tasks as writing, grasping small objects, and fastening clothing. They involve strength and dexterity.
Language skills: this involves speaking, using body language and gestures, communicating and understanding what others say.
Cognitive skills: involves thinking, including learning, understanding, problem solving, reasoning and remembering.
Social skills: it is used to interact and communicate with one another. It includes how to greet someone, take turns in conversation, maintaining conversation and engaging in eye contact.
When we practitioners look at a baby or a child we talk about and observe holistic development. In order to help us remember we have covered all areas of development with the word PILESS.
Physical development- Which refers to the growing, control and strengthening of small and large muscles. Physical skills consist of 2 main areas, which are gross motor skills and fine motor skills.
Intellectual development- This is sometimes called cognitive development and it is the working of the brain, knowledge and understanding as well as recalling and memorizing.
Language development- This is the achievement of a baby or child’s first language, it is the skill to be able to communicate through words.
Emotional development- This refers to children’s growing ability to identify and understand their own feelings and of others. Develop empathy for others and build and keep
Child development is how a child becomes able to do more difficult things as they grow older. Development is different than growth, because growth only refers to the child getting bigger in size. When we talk about normal development, we are talking about developing skills like:
Gross motor skills: these are important for major body movement such as walking, maintaining balance, coordination, jumping, and reaching.
Fine motor skills: involves the small muscles of the body that allows such tasks as writing, grasping small objects, and fastening clothing. They involve strength and dexterity.
Language skills: this involves speaking, using body language and gestures, communicating and understanding what others say.
Cognitive skills: involves thinking, including learning, understanding, problem solving, reasoning and remembering.
Social skills: it is used to interact and communicate with one another. It includes how to greet someone, take turns in conversation, maintaining conversation and engaging in eye contact.
When we practitioners look at a baby or a child we talk about and observe holistic development. In order to help us remember we have covered all areas of development with the word PILESS.
Physical development- Which refers to the growing, control and strengthening of small and large muscles. Physical skills consist of 2 main areas, which are gross motor skills and fine motor skills.
Intellectual development- This is sometimes called cognitive development and it is the working of the brain, knowledge and understanding as well as recalling and memorizing.
Language development- This is the achievement of a baby or child’s first language, it is the skill to be able to communicate through words.
Emotional development- This refers to children’s growing ability to identify and understand their own feelings and of others. Develop empathy for others and build and keep