Title: Understand Child and Young Person Development
Unit number: Unit 1/ Unit refer
1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years
Expected pattern of development birth – 19 years old: stages (0-3) (3-7) (7- 12) (12-16) (16 -19) years;
Sequence usually same for all children;
The rate of individual development;
The effects of premature births;
Also low weight babies; multiple births
0 – 3 Years old Physical Development
Birth to 3 Months:
1.1 From birth babies move there heads head’s and arm this moves down through to legs and feet. New Born babies turn their head side to side when their cheek is stroked, which aids in feeding. Babies can turn their head side to side when laying on their backs or belly and can bring both hands together at the chest or mouth at the age of 1 month old.
3 - 6 Months:
1.1 At 3 months of age, babies progresses to lifting their head and chest up when lying on their belly and may press up with its arms. At 3 to 4 months old the baby can kicks their legs and move arms when laying on their backs and also bats and try to grasp at toys, according to Healthy Children. A 5 to 6 months old baby begins rolling belly to back and back to belly closer to 6 months old.
6 - 7 Months: 1.3 At 6 months Baby can raise their hands above their body
Sits with proper support
Begins finger feeding
Babbles and laugh
Changes tone of voice to express their self
Starts to chuckle. Their brains develop enough to form sounds in an effort to communicate.
Imitates integration: understands they can get attention y making noise and banging objects.
1.2 At 7 months a normal healthy baby can sit up by themselves, crawl around also hold on to chair or table and pull themselves up to start taking steps. If you place an object like a toy in front of the baby tempting him or her to reach forward to grab the item or toy up. Babies fine their motor skills and also start to improve movement.