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    Brain development is a complex and prolonged process; the developing of different parts and functions of the brain occur at different times. Until 2 years of age‚ peak synapse development‚ and significant brain growth occurs. By preschool age‚ synaptic density has reached the adult level. The myelination of some parts of the brain mainly those that control higher cognitive functions‚ such as the frontal lobes continues well into adolescence‚ whilst myelination occurs earlier in other parts of the

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    Cognitive development starts from the age of infancy and continues through the period of adolescence and on to adulthood. The basic components of cognitive development are mental processes; memory‚ critical thinking/ problem solving‚ categorization‚ language‚ and creativity‚ all of which are formed in the youngest years of a child’s life (Wells‚ Encyclopedia of Children’s Health). Jean Piaget originated and based his work in Switzerland. He had a PhD in Zoology‚ which he used to develop a biologically

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    From birth to two years old‚ the changes in a child‚ both cognitive and physical‚ are enormous. According to Piaget’s sensorimotor stage‚ children learn through sensory and motor experiences. By “touching‚ mouthing‚ watching‚ and listening‚ as well as all fine motor and gross motor activity” (Beitz‚ 2012‚ para. 12)‚ a child explores her world. In addition‚ there are learning capacities that are used to teach children including classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ habituation‚ and imitation

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    CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHART Age Physical Development Intellectual/Cognitive Development Language Development Social/ Emotional/ Behavioural Development Moral Development Birth to 3 months Reflexes – Swallowing Rooting - Grasp – Startle – Walking & Standing – Falling Moves head deliberately –waves arms – kicks legs vigorously. Grasps finger. Visually alert – follows adult movements within visual field – watches movement of own hands engages in finger play shows excitement at

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    Development is the process of gaining new skills in all areas of life. All children are individuals so‚ although they will all go through the same stages of development‚ they may not necessarily go through these at the same time. For this reason‚ the term ‘average child’ is used when talking about the process of development‚ but we should consider each child’s development progress individually. The development of a child is usually categorised into five main areas: Physical‚ Intellectual‚ Emotional

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    Strategies to Support Children’s Physical Development By Sarah Peterson‚ eHow Contributor I want to do this! What’s This? [pic]Children develop at different rates. While some are naturally late bloomers and some are ahead of the curve‚ there are things parents and caregivers can do to encourage and support a child’s physical development. Developmental Milestones 1. Be aware of the developmental milestones your child has achieved and which ones you should be looking for in the near future

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    PRESCHOOL CHILD: A MULTIMETHOD APPROACH What is the pre-school child really like? It is not possible to find an adequate answer to this question by relying on any one theory of child development. The main reason for this is that most theorists usually concentrate on only that facet of child development which they consider important. Gesell therefore‚ concentrates on physical and physiological development since he feels that it is the main pre-requisite for all other forms of development. Freud tells

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    of play starting from the difficulty of the definition to how it is now commonly described. I will also look at how many theorist believe play develops. Many theorist believe they know what the play types are and at what stage these play type may manifest. I am also going to look at how these theorist manage to talk abot the development of play with at mentioning the development of self and fits in with play. And finally how gender identity affects play and how it is developed. There have been

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    Critically evaluate Piaget ’s theory of cognitive development Piaget has been described as the father of cognitive psychology (Shaffer‚ 1988) and his stage theory as the foundation of developmental cognitive psychology (Lutz & Sternberg‚ 2002). It is not possible to describe Piaget ’s empirical findings and theory in only 1‚500 words. Instead‚ I will briefly review the theory ’s scope‚ comprehensiveness‚ parsimony‚ applicability‚ heuristic value and methodological underpinning. I will then evaluate

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    Developmental Milestones: Birth to Age Two Unit 5 Project CE114-02: Early Childhood Development Birth to Age 1 Age 1 to Age 2 Physical and Motor 1. Lifts head Strategy: Place baby on tummy to encourage lifting head. 2. At 6 months babies can grab and grasp objects. Strategy: Hand the baby a toy‚ rattle or ball to shake and hold. 3. Rolling over Strategy: A mobile‚ helping them move their legs back and forth and placing a cool toy by them. 1. Points to items Strategy: Place

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