Explain The Stages Of Child And Young Person Development

Child and Young Persons Development

Main stages of a child or young persons development.
Children and young people’s development from birth to 19 consist of three main aspects of development. • Physical development. • Communication and intellectual development. • Social, emotional and behavioural development.

Physical Development
Children need to master a lot of different types of movements as they grow and these can be broken down into three further categories which consist of gross motor movements or otherwise known as large movements, for example being able to control head, arms and legs. Secondly, locomotive movements or otherwise known as moving and balancing for example being able to walk, jump and move around
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| |as now have ability to express |Reading |Enjoyment of playing and making|enjoyed. |
| |frustration. |Handwriting |up games with rules. |Stories and writing that show |
| |Interested in mark making and |Ability to concentrate if |Verbal arguments, persuasion |imagination also reasonably |
| |painting. |interested in an activity. |and negotiation |grammatical and legible. |
| |Likes sand and water play, |Recognisable drawings. |Writing short stories. |Problem solving. |
|Social, emotional and |Dressing up and small world toys.|Established friendships and |Groups of close friends or |Enthusiastic if given |
|behavioural development |Keen to help and copy adults. |preferences. |‘best’ friends. |responsibility.