Skills My belief is every child should have the opportunity to achieve their potential so I am passionate about making sure this objective is potentially a reality. Consequential of spending years amongst children as a mum and aunt‚ one of my greatest attributes is the ability to adapt my practice to suit the various stages of human development. This was evident within my placements where I had no problem engaging with‚ and forming and maintaining appropriate relationships with families and children
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Felicia Samuel 20 July 2015 Case Study #1 Case Study Introduction I am conducting my case study on a two in a half year old African American child that attends a daycare center in the upstate. The child will turn 3 years old on September 14‚ 2015. The child’s father works at a welding facility and the mother is a clerk. Because this is the only child‚ he is the center of attention to both his parents and grandparents alike. The commute for his parents was an hour each way so they decided to move
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Role of play in child development. Erikson states that play is a diagnostic tool that tells us about the child‚ he also believes that two of the major functions are to resolve problems‚ and creative expression. Piaget‚s 4 stages of cognitive development are Sensorimotor 0-2 where children begin to act intentionally‚ for example knocks a mobile. Pre-operational 2 – 7 classifies objects by a single feature‚ for example groups together the same colour building blocks. Concerete operational
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variables. The main variable that a child ’s mental health is dependent on is the way that the child is raised‚ and how their parents treat him or her. If the parents treat the child with love and respect‚ then the child is more likely to grow up to be a mentally healthy‚ well-rounded individual. If a child is abused either physically or verbally‚ then the child is more likely to grow up with mental issues that will make it harder to survive in this world. A person develops mental health when he or
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between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important- The pattern of development for children and young people is very important‚ we must realise that all areas of development are linked together. Everyone develops at different stages. The different types of development are split into four important areas; 1. Physical development- this includes gross motor development of the arms and legs and large muscles in their body‚ fine motor development is in their hands
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Support Children and Young People’s Positive Behaviour Willington Independent Preparatory School “Non scholae sed vitae discimus” (Education for life ) ‘We help boys to fulfill their potential in a stimulating‚ positive and secure environment.’ Willington Preparatory School mission is to enable each boy to develop not only his academic‚aesthetic and sporting potential‚ but also his self confidence and poise as a thirteen year old boy ready to meet the demands of his future life. The school
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Ways in which children and young people can experience prejudice and discrimination. 2.1 Prejudice is an opinion or attitude about a group of people that is based upon lack of understanding or incorrect information‚ for example a child who has a disability may be thought to have learning difficulties‚ this can lead to discrimination which is when a person is treated unfairly because they are a member of a particular group. A child can be discriminated against for any reason‚ whether it is because
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| Parenting Styles and Child Development | Awais Qureshi | | Hannah Steinweld | 5/11/2011 | | In recent years‚ much data has shown that parenting styles exercise a strong influence on child development and behaviour. The initial choice of parenting style creates the foundation for the child’s psychological and social development. Parents can choose from different approaches in raising their child; they can be strict‚ moderate or lenient. Authoritarian parents are characterized as being
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[pic]Theories of Child Development and Learning [pic] Several theories of child development and learning have influenced discussions of school readiness. Three have had profound impact on kindergarten readiness practices. These three theories include the maturationist‚ environmentalist‚ and constructivist perspectives of development (Powell‚ 1991). Maturationist Theory The maturationist theory was advanced by the work of Arnold Gessell. Maturationists believe that development is a biological
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Taniya Moon September 19‚ 2014 Child Development 101 Cognitive Theory One of the first people to have a cognitive theory about development was scientist Jean Piaget. When Piaget did an IQ test on children he figured out something to look at differently about development: how the children thought as they came up with their answers was more important than what they actually knew. “In the cognitive theory equilibrium‚ a state of mental balance in which people are not confused because they can use
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