Understand Child and Young Person Development
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Understand child and young person development
What is the sequence and rate of each aspect of development birth-19 years?
Children do not all develop at the same rate as each other. Every child has a different rate of development. Areas of development, the main areas of development are;
* Physical development
* Social development
* Intellectual development
* Language development
As there is a difference in the rate of progression, below is a guide to how a child might develop for the following age ranges.
Age 0-3 years
* Physical development, lay on their back with their head to one side, have primitive reflexes such as rooting and sucking, hold their hands in tight fists, their heads and eyes will start to move together, kick legs and wave arms, turns from back to side, sit with support, roll over, stand alone and start to walk holding on, enjoy self feeding and hold a cup with help, push and pull toys when walking, use a spoon to self feed, draw circle and dots and kick a ball confidently,.
* Social development, Respond positively to main carer, smiles and engages and vocalizes with carers, seek attention, interested in loud noises, more demanding and assertive, emotionally volatile, dislike change in routine, start toilet training, Learn to separate from carer for short periods of time, for example while at nursery, Stable and emotionally secure and play alongside others.
* Intellectual development, turns to soft light, cries when basic needs require attention, puts everything in their mouth, points to interesting objects outside, points to parts of the body, paints with large brush and cuts with scissors.
* Language development, cries when requires attention, laughs and chuckles and squeals aloud in play, starts to say dada mama, knows their own name, responds to simple instructions, start to talk to themselves during play, holds simple conversations and start to count to 10.
Understand child and young person development
What is the sequence and rate of each aspect of development birth-19 years?
Children do not all develop at the same rate as each other. Every child has a different rate of development. Areas of development, the main areas of development are;
* Physical development
* Social development
* Intellectual development
* Language development
As there is a difference in the rate of progression, below is a guide to how a child might develop for the following age ranges.
Age 0-3 years
* Physical development, lay on their back with their head to one side, have primitive reflexes such as rooting and sucking, hold their hands in tight fists, their heads and eyes will start to move together, kick legs and wave arms, turns from back to side, sit with support, roll over, stand alone and start to walk holding on, enjoy self feeding and hold a cup with help, push and pull toys when walking, use a spoon to self feed, draw circle and dots and kick a ball confidently,.
* Social development, Respond positively to main carer, smiles and engages and vocalizes with carers, seek attention, interested in loud noises, more demanding and assertive, emotionally volatile, dislike change in routine, start toilet training, Learn to separate from carer for short periods of time, for example while at nursery, Stable and emotionally secure and play alongside others.
* Intellectual development, turns to soft light, cries when basic needs require attention, puts everything in their mouth, points to interesting objects outside, points to parts of the body, paints with large brush and cuts with scissors.
* Language development, cries when requires attention, laughs and chuckles and squeals aloud in play, starts to say dada mama, knows their own name, responds to simple instructions, start to talk to themselves during play, holds simple conversations and start to count to 10.