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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1. Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years‚ 3-5 years and 5-8 years Development is the process of learning new skills and abilities. During this process of development‚ it is important to realise that children are individuals‚ so although they will all go through the same stages of development‚ they will not necessarily do so at the same time. The following developmental stages listed below show a guideline to what can be expected from each child during that stage
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Unit 1 Child and Young Person Development Task 1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years Children’s development can be grouped into four different aspects: physical‚ social and emotional‚ intellectual and language. The physical development of a baby in its first six months of life shows limited range of movement but the beginnings of an ability to respond to stimulus around them. They show their reaction to people‚ sounds and movement by turning
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Expected pattern of development from birth to 19years Age Physical Communication and intellectual Social‚emotional and behavioural 0-3 months Gross- waves arms and brings hands together over body. Fine-clasps and unclasps hands Through crying and physical contact. Smiles back when they see a smiling face.. Babies may stop crying after they are picked up or by hearing a familiar voice. By 3 months they get excited when its time to feed 3-6 months Gross-rolls over from back to front and moves
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Running head: PSYCHOSOCIAL STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT PAPER Psychosocial Stage of Development Paper Tristam Craig PSY 504 Oct 03‚ 2010 Elisa Doebler-Irvine Psychosocial Stage of Development Paper The theory of Erik Erikson is that the early childhood years are very important stages of the development of the personality of an individual. This theory followed many of the principals of theories developed by Sigmund Freud‚ in relation to the id‚ ego and superego and the theory of sexuality
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I believe "Piaget ’s theory of cognitive development" best explains the cognitive development both in infancy and early childhood. His theory is explained by a theory of cognitive organization called schemes. Schemes are the "actions or mental representations that organize knowledge" (Santrock‚ 2008‚ p. 94). According to his theory‚ schemes change with age; in other words‚ they are action-based (motor patterns) at first and then gradually change to a mental (thinking) level. There are several key
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at to see how a person’s development is progressing‚ these are‚ emotional and social‚ language and physical and intellectual. Children’s and young people’s progression through these areas are roughly the same‚ they do however vary in the rate that they progress from child to child and also the 4 areas don’t all progress evenly at the same time‚ A child may be more developed in their language and physical areas and less developed in their emotional and social. The development is often broken down on
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Theme 3 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 |
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Development from conception to 16 years New-born babies are born with many different reflexes. ‘The presence of some of the new-borns primitive reflexes is essential to survival’‚ Child Development An Illustrated Guide‚ Page 12. Some of the automatic reflexes include ‘swallowing and sucking‚ when anything is put in the mouth‚ babies at once suck and swallow’‚ Child Development An Illustrated Guide‚ Page 12. At birth in their gross motor development babies will lie on their back ‘lie supine (on
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whether childcare experiences affect children’s early language and cognitive development has also become increasingly common in the last 50 years. Past studies have focused on the differences found amongst different childcare settings in quality of care. Studying the impact of high or low quality conditions on cognitive development is important‚ and emphasis on how different aspects of childcare could be altered to better aid children may lead to improvements in service. In the past‚ large and economically
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