This paper will discuss a child that was observed on a number of occasions in their family setting at home. It will explore the student social worker’s understanding of child development linking theory and reality. . A critical account based on six observations sessions of the child development on….. drawing on what has been seen and student knowledge on appropriate milestones‚ literature research and social work theory. The student will reflect on their role as an observer and what has been learnt
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1: understand child and young person development 1.1 Explain the sequences and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years; Children and young people development consists of physical‚ communicaion and intellectual‚ social‚ emotional and behavioural. Physical development from birth to 19years of age; A baby first physical development will show them moving their head‚ hands and feet. A baby will then start to crawl and walk. Between the ages of 2- 4 year a child will have greatly
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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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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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examples how different aspects of development can affect one another. There are many examples that can describe how different aspects of development can affect one another. Most of the time one aspect will lead to another and for example playing hide – and - seek will require all of the areas of development. A child needs to run to a hiding place or walking to find someone – those moves will develop child’s physical development; social‚ emotional and behavioral development will effect while enjoying
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Learning Stages of Children " The Cognitive Theory" Jacqueline Krantz College Composition Kaplan University Prof. Cosgrove In Early Child Development‚ childcare givers should know the specific stages of children from birth to around 11yrs old. Piaget suggested that there were four major cognitive stages in logical development‚ corresponding to four successive forms of knowledge. During each of these stages‚ children were hypothesized to think and reason in a different way. These stages
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allows us to find out what children understand‚ how they think‚ what they are able to do‚ and interests are. This information helps us to build rich stories of children as capable and competent learners in order to support further activities and development. In doing this‚ observation gave me information to give on-going feedback to children about how they are getting on in their learning‚ to provide enjoyable experiences for them‚ to choose appropriate supports for them‚ and to document‚ celebrate
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79332 Winter Dimensions Print:Layout 1 1/23/08 12:44 PM Page 31 Written records that objectively describe children’s abilities and progress are the basis for planning curriculum‚ communicating with families‚ and tracking children’s development. Adapt these observation strategies to fit any group of young children. Anecdotal Records: Valuable Tools for Assessing Young Children’s Development Laura McFarland tifying possible developmental delays (Bredekamp & Rosegrant‚ Gather meaningful 1992; Cicchetti
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Child & young person development Assessment task 2.1 1.1.1 At birth: The child intellectual development recognizes the careers voice. The child’s will only physically be able to swallow‚ suck‚ cry & grasp. The child will socially & emotionally bond with the main careers for the fist few weeks. By 3 months: The child as learn t the difference between day and night which helps for a better night sleep the child cry’s less and smiles more. The child is physically able to hold its head up play
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(Cohen‚ 2005). The No Child Left Behind Act brought in in 2001 in the US‚ requires that all children attending state funded schools sit a standardised test to measure basic literacy‚ language and mathematical ability. Cognitive ability is an important aspect of a child’s development‚ but this essay puts forward that play‚ social-emotional understanding and theory of mind are more important aspects in a child’s development‚ each impacting on a child’s cognitive and social development in some way. Social-emotional
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