Explain What Constitutes the Physical and Psychological Needs of a Three Year Old Child. Explain How You Would Ensure That These Physical and Psychological Needs Can Ideally Be Met in a Setting/Nursery Which the 3 Year
Explain what constitutes the physical and psychological needs of a three year old child. Explain how you would ensure that these physical and psychological needs can ideally be met in a setting/nursery which the 3 year old child attends from 8 am to 6 pm, 5 days a week. * Identify and define the specific physical needs of a three year old child – including exercise and rest, diet, health and safety. (10) * Give a full explanation of how these physical needs should ideally be met by an early years setting/nursery which offers care from 8am to 6pm five days a week. (17.5) * Identify and define the psychological needs of a three year old child – focus on emotional and social needs. (10) * Give a full explanation of how the psychological needs should ideally be met in an early years setting/nursery which offers care from 8am to 6pm five days a week. (17.5) * Having discussed the physical and psychological needs of a three year old relate these to relevant articles in the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) which inform the statutory requirements for best practice in early years settings/nurseries in your country. (20) |
Every child has needs. A need is defined as “a requirement, a thing necessary for life” (Pollard and Liebeck, 1994, pp539). This essay will look specifically into the physical and psychological needs of a three year old child and how they should be met in a setting/nursery. Aspects of how these needs tie in with statutory requirements as per the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Physical development allows children to explore their environment, which allows for new types of behaviour. It has an important effect on cognitive, social and emotional development. It also affects the way in which others respond to the child and influences the child’s self-concept and self esteem (Bee 1995). Psychological development includes social and emotional needs. Socialisation is the way in which we learn to
Every child has needs. A need is defined as “a requirement, a thing necessary for life” (Pollard and Liebeck, 1994, pp539). This essay will look specifically into the physical and psychological needs of a three year old child and how they should be met in a setting/nursery. Aspects of how these needs tie in with statutory requirements as per the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Physical development allows children to explore their environment, which allows for new types of behaviour. It has an important effect on cognitive, social and emotional development. It also affects the way in which others respond to the child and influences the child’s self-concept and self esteem (Bee 1995). Psychological development includes social and emotional needs. Socialisation is the way in which we learn to
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