around the idea of having been born to a 40 year old mother. The focus of my questions is on the differences cognitively and my performance compared to my older siblings. Does having a child after 39 affect the child cognitively? Does the genetics lose strength and ultimately decline? The reason for my interest is the giant age gap and the gape in intellectual abilities between family members. My mother gave birth to oldest at age 23 and the middle child at the age of 26. However‚ I was not conceived
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Unit 004 – Child Development. Section 1. A good introduction should introduce child development with particular attention to ‘holistic’ development and describe expected patterns of development and what this means. Child development is a stage that every child goes through. This process involves learning and mastering skills like sitting‚ walking‚ talking‚ skipping‚ eating and tying shoes. Children learn these skills called developmental milestones during predictable time periods. Children develop
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children. His theory suggests that in order to understand children’s development‚ we must have a broad view of the inter-related contexts in which the child is developing. He believes that we need to look at the impact of these symbiotic systems that influence children’s development. These systems include the family of the child and expand the analysis to the school‚ friends‚ neighborhood‚ jobs‚ and larger social system that the child lives in. Bronfenbrenner’s theory gives us tools to describe how all
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of child development are sets of systematically organized assumptions about why children act the way they do‚ why and how they change over time. In developing a theory‚ theorists’ focus is affected by their orientation. These theoretical orientations are shaped by several factors‚ including prevailing social and cultural ideas‚ the influence of respected teachers and authority figures‚ religious and philosophical beliefs‚ and personal inclinations and experience. This paper looks at the child development
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Stages of Child Development Child Development For this unit you will need to be able to describe the expected pattern of development of children and young people from birth to 19 years. In groups you must complete the attached table to address 2.1: 1.1 and 1.2 2.1: 1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19. Stage/Area of development | Physical development | Communication and intellectual development | Social
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Unit Title MU 5.2 Assessment Criteria 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth – 19 years. Physical development is the increase in size which takes place as a child develops. It is the way the body increases in skill and becomes more complex in its performance. Whole body movements are described as gross motor skills and fine motor skills are the use of hands in co-ordination with the eyes
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through 17 year olds have restriction and mandatory education‚ while 18 year olds do not. The lack of experience of 18 year old‚ new drivers causes a sky rocket in accident fatalities‚ due to people waiting until 18 to get their licenses and escape the driving restrictions. The solution is to place restrictions on all new drivers‚ regardless of
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Child Development Project CYP Level 3 Main principles of development: The main principles of development are: * Physical development – gross and fine motor skills * Communication development * Social development * Emotional development * Intellectual development * Moral development Sequences of development: Sequences of development are the order in which children develop; all children follow the same sequence of development but at different
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Developmental Theories In Child Development Rebecca Campbell PSY 104 Child and Adolescent Psychology Dr. Allyse Sturdivant January 14‚ 2011 Developmental Theories In Child Development There are five theoretical perspectives on child development. 1.) Psychoanalytic-Theory which is the view of human development as being shaped by unconscious forces. For example‚ when a child acts withdrawn or shy around a particular person‚such as an abusive parent or a parent they may idolize
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ANALYSE THE FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF BABIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. ‘Neuroses are only acquired during early childhood even though their symptoms may not make their appearance until much later. The events of the first year are of paramount importance for a child’s whole subsequent life’. (Freud‚ 1902) Regardless of age‚ nationality‚ gender or ethnicity every human has something in common; we are all born as babies. This essay will examine and research factors in depth in order
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