areas. Physical Development: Changes in shape‚ size and physical maturity of the body‚ including physical abilities‚ coordination and fine and gross motor skills. Intellectual Development: This is the learning and use of language: the ability to reason‚ problem-solve and organize ideas. This is related to the physical growth of the brain. Social Development: This is process of gaining knowledge and skills needed to successfully interact with others. Emotional Development: Developing feelings
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IDENTIFY WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE KEY FEATURES DEVELOPMENT OF INFANTS‚AND EXPLORE THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORIES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT. INTRODUCTION When infants are born they want to be loved and cared in what ever relationships they are with their caregivers‚ so that they could survive and could feel sense of security and warmth ‚ which without a caregiver is impossible ‚talking about caregivers ‚mother would be the primary source of forming an infant’s first relationship by whom the baby
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“The term ‘development’ refers to the process by which an organism (human or animal) grows and changes through its life span” (Smith‚ Cowie & Blades‚ 2003). Cognitive Development therefore concerns itself with how we process information; how we learn. There has been much research into cognitive development‚ and as a result the theory behind it has changed and developed very rapidly over a relatively short period of time. This paper will look at arguably one of the most influential theories of
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theory of moral development. In this essay‚ following a brief outline of the theory‚ I will be discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. Morality comes from the Latin word for custom. It is a behaviour that one has been accustomed to due to the laws and customs in a particular society. By the time a person reaches adulthood‚ they should have a good idea about personal and social behaviour (Carlson‚ 2004) Kohlberg’s theory of moral development was originally
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“Custody of a Child” Principle of Ethics Professor John Becker Custody of a Child In the United States there are a high number of children that are placed in foster care due the parents being inadequate to care for their own children as was the case for the parents of a 9 year old little girl who was taken from her parents when she was a baby. She was put in the care of foster parents who in time became the real parents of this child. After many years of rehabilitation however‚
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Child and Adolescent Development A child has many milestones to reach through adolescence. The success of these milestones depends on normal development. Milestones can be challenging regardless of age and size. However‚ some children experience abnormal development and also delays. Detecting signs of abnormal development in certain age groups requires an understanding of development milestones. Children ages two through five and subsequently fifteen through eighteen years old experience many different
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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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1. Identify the child development theory you most support and explain it in detail. Include relevant details that support your understanding of young children’s characteristics and needs. Constructivism is a theory associated with Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Its maid idea was that knowledge was constructed through ones experience and build on from prior knowledge. The construction that the theory name speaks of is learning (Hein‚ 1991). This theory asserts that knowledge comes from personal experiences
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A1 The answers below are a guide due to children progressing at different rates. |Physical Development | |Age range |Explain the sequence and rate of development | |0-3 months |From birth‚ your baby’s reflexes will allow her to turn her head to suckle when you touch her cheek.
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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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