Understand Child and Young Person Development
Understand Child and Young Person Development
Sequence and Rate of Each Aspect of Development and the Importance of Them
When looking at and discussing a child’s development, you have to remember that all children are different and grow at different rates. Every child will follow the same sequence but they may not necessarily do it at the same time as each other. For example, you could have two, 6 month old babies, 1 could already be able to crawl, and the other 1 may not have mastered it yet and may not until they are a bit older. You must remember that your child is an individual and not group him with another child and expect him/her to reach the milestones at the same time. It is important also that a parent/carer, teacher etc., know the expected sequence a child follows, so they can tell if a child is falling way behind and they may need to intervene to help them along.
Many skills and areas of development overlap. A child will not be able to learn a physical skill without the development of their cognitive, social and communication skills as well. The areas of development may be separated but it is important to remember that they do not work on their own but together.
The aspects of development are: * Physical * Communication and Language * Cognitive/intellectual * Social * Emotional * Behavioural * Moral
PhysicalFine motor skillsGross motor skillsGeneral co-ordinationHand-eye co-ordination | Social, behavioural & moralTaking turnsCo-operating with othersDeveloping social skillsEmotionalDevelopment of self-esteem and self-expressionLearning about the feelings of others | Areas of development | CommunicationUsing language to explain reasoningExpress feelingsDescribing events |
CognitiveDeveloping creative and imaginative skillsUsing skills in different waysUsing language to explain reasoningProblem solvingDecision making |
Table 3: Areas of development
Source: Burnham, Baker 2010, Supporting Teaching and
Sequence and Rate of Each Aspect of Development and the Importance of Them
When looking at and discussing a child’s development, you have to remember that all children are different and grow at different rates. Every child will follow the same sequence but they may not necessarily do it at the same time as each other. For example, you could have two, 6 month old babies, 1 could already be able to crawl, and the other 1 may not have mastered it yet and may not until they are a bit older. You must remember that your child is an individual and not group him with another child and expect him/her to reach the milestones at the same time. It is important also that a parent/carer, teacher etc., know the expected sequence a child follows, so they can tell if a child is falling way behind and they may need to intervene to help them along.
Many skills and areas of development overlap. A child will not be able to learn a physical skill without the development of their cognitive, social and communication skills as well. The areas of development may be separated but it is important to remember that they do not work on their own but together.
The aspects of development are: * Physical * Communication and Language * Cognitive/intellectual * Social * Emotional * Behavioural * Moral
PhysicalFine motor skillsGross motor skillsGeneral co-ordinationHand-eye co-ordination | Social, behavioural & moralTaking turnsCo-operating with othersDeveloping social skillsEmotionalDevelopment of self-esteem and self-expressionLearning about the feelings of others | Areas of development | CommunicationUsing language to explain reasoningExpress feelingsDescribing events |
CognitiveDeveloping creative and imaginative skillsUsing skills in different waysUsing language to explain reasoningProblem solvingDecision making |
Table 3: Areas of development
Source: Burnham, Baker 2010, Supporting Teaching and