Physical and Social Factors that Influences Growth and Development Development is often divided into specific domains‚ such as gross motor‚ fine motor‚ language‚ cognition‚ and social/emotional growth. These designations are useful‚ but substantial overlap exists. Studies have established average ages at which specific milestones are reached‚ as well as ranges of normality. In a normal child‚ progress within the different domains varies‚ as in the toddler who walks late but speaks in sentences early
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Unit title : Understand child young person development 1.1 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important. It is important to know the difference between the sequence and the rate of development as it gives us direction when it comes to monitoring child/young persons needs during stages of their school years. We can then plan effectively to make sure the child receives the help and support they need in areas they could
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There are three aspects of development‚ these are: Physical development : Physical development refers to the body increasing in skill and performance and includes : gross motor development ‚this is where large muscles are used for example legs and arms and fine motor development ‚ this is the precise use of muscles for example ‚the use of hands and fingers. Social emotional and behavioural development: This is the development of a child’s self-image and the development of relationships in their
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The Importance of Theory and Research in Child Development JoLinda Freeman PSY104 Child and Adolescent Development Instructor Mark Kavanaugh April 4‚ 2015 The Importance of Theory and Research in Child Development In order for us to understand how a child develops we must conduct research on theories that we believe and others believe to be true. When we do understand the development of children we will be able to understand the skills and behaviors of children. This will help us to understand
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Communication task Communication is what we say and how we say it. Looks (frowns-smiles)‚ actions (hugs-punches)‚ with silence (warm/cold)‚ as well as with words being (kind-unkind). Good communication involves paying attention to all types of expressions. I feel it’s very important to have effective communication skills‚ when working with children because they learn by how they live. I feel myself that becoming a Nursery worker good communication skills are needed in order to bring out the best
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Fields which contributed to the growth and development of Psychology There are many fields that contributed to the advancement of the fields. Below I have discussed a very influential few. Psychology and Anthropology Anthropology is the study of Humankind and Psychology is the study of human mind. So there is an obvious connection between the two fields. Anthropologists study the past and present of humans to understand the complexity of cultures across the human history. It is evident
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHART |Age |Physical Development |Intellectual/Cognitive Development |Language Development |Social/ Emotional/ Behavioural |Moral Development | | | | | |Development | | |
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The basic principle of the Animal Rights movement is that nonhuman animals deserve to live according to their own natures‚ free from harm‚ abuse‚ and exploitation. Advocates of animal rights try to extend the human circle beyond our species to include other animals‚ which are also capable of feeling pain‚ fear‚ hunger‚ thirst‚ loneliness‚ and kinship. These people firmly believe in life for anything with any senses. Not only do activist acknowledge the suffering of nonhumans and attempts to reduce
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Often times we find ourselves astonished at the skills that some of these athletes can perform. In order to achieve that level of performance we must practice and improve our motor skills. Our focus is on the motor development of throwing from early development to adolescent growth and the injuries and preventions involved. Why is it that children throw the way they do? Genetics‚ extrinsic factors‚ and size play a role in a child’s sequence of events. According to the dynamic systems approach we
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the child will lose their pot belly look and their spine will straighten out. The general growth curve of the child slows down during this age and time period. Also during this age the brain grows from 70 percent to 90 percent of its adult weight. It also undergoes much reshaping and refining. The child normally develops a dominant cerebral hemisphere which means a stronger hand preference reflecting a greater capacity of one side of the brain over another. The brain has much more development and
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