Growth and Development As far as human beings are concerned life starts with conception in the mother’s womb as a result of a process of fertilization in the ovum. The mother’s womb becomes a means of growth and development of a new life and only after nine months the baby comes into this world as a new born. The period spent in the mother’s womb is termed as pre-natal. The process of growth and development are the medium and means of bringing about changes in the organisms. Growth and
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A definition of child development Child development is another way of saying how children develop through different stages or how children grow and learn. It also refers to the biological and psychological changes that occur in human beings between start and the end of adolescence. The developmental areas are physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ educational and cognitive. The ideal development of children is considered vital to society and it is important to understand these areas. These areas are connected
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field of child development is very broad and vast. The child development field pertains to how children grow and develop from conception to the end of adolescence. Some areas of child development focus on understanding principles of development in children. This includes concepts such as the rates of which children develop‚ physical skills learned by children‚ and any neurological developments. Other areas seem to focus more on how race‚ culture‚ and other ethnic factors can affect child development
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What do we mean by growth and development? Growth is the increase in size of the body – in height‚ weight and other measurable areas. Development is the gaining of skills in all aspects of the child’s life. The different types of development are often split into four areas: Physical development: this refers to the body increasing in skill and performance and includes: gross motor development (using large muscles)‚ for example legs and arms fine motor development (precise use of muscles)‚ for
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According to John Santrock‚ "Development" can be defines as a pattern of change that begins at conception and continues throughout the human ’s life‚ while the Oxford school dictionary defines "Physical" as having to do with the body rather than the mind. This article I examined written by Alex Brooks with further clarification from John Santrock‚ Brooks believe that person ’s view of physical development is more than just hitting the right percentiles on a height chart. He believes that with
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Wirtz 160 Fax: 753-1321 Office Phone: 753-6341 with voice mail or 753-1543 (receptionist); Helpdesk: 815-753-8100 E-mail: lederscheid@niu.edu; Blackboard: http://webcourses.niu.edu n development. Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage. Wadsworth‚ B. J. (2004). Piaget ’s theory of cognitive and affective development (5th ed.). Boston‚ MA: Pearson Education‚ Inc. READINGS: Other assigned readings will be placed on Blackboard e-reserve from the NIU library. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Analysis of the
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Chapter 1- Child Development: Themes‚ Theories and Methods – Describe important terms such as conceptions of age‚ periods of development‚ domains of development‚ etc. Development is a lifelong‚ multidimensional‚ plastic‚ multidisciplinary‚ and contextual process. Developmental psychologists typically divide development into 3 broad domains: 1. Biological (changes in body size‚ muscle tone‚ sexual maturity…) 2. Cognitive (changes in thinking‚ language…) 3. Socioemotional (changes in emotions
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Woods Psychology 104 Margaret Roberts November 1‚ 2010 Child development is the scientific study of processes of change and stability from conception through adolescence. There are many different developmental theories that focus on child development. The optimal development of children is considered vital to society and so it is important to understand the social‚ cognitive‚ emotional‚ and educational development of children. Increased research and interest in this field has resulted
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There are five aspects of child development which can be remembered by the acronym SPICE. These are social‚ physical‚ intellectual communication and emotional development. Child development theorists have created many timelines and charts which map how these different elements of child development progress‚ however it is best to look at the progress as a sequence as opposed to a set of achievements that a child should reach by a particular age. The ages I use within this assignment are purely approximate
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Choosing a child to interact with is a complicated process; however I have decided that my niece‚ Paige‚ with whom I spend a comfortable amount of time is a great candidate for this assignment. She is at ease in my presence and I can accurately assess her developmental level without too much bias. At two years old‚ Paige is in Piaget’s preoperational stage of development‚ which is characterized by the ability to use symbols and language to “represent objects in the environment.” Piaget’s four stages
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