“Child Development: Birth to Age 2” ECD – 102 Term Paper Prepared By: Patricia I. Ramsey Prepared For: Dr. Switzer What is child development? Child development refers to how a child becomes able to do more complex things as they get older. Development is different than growth. Growth only refers to the child getting bigger in size. When we talk about normal development‚ we are talking about developing skills like: • Gross motor: using large groups of muscles
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When I first walk into the childcare they children was in circle time. I sat at a round table to watch how the children interact with the teacher. It was this one child who stood out to me‚ her name is DW she was sitting by herself as if she didn’t want to participate with the other children. The teacher would go sit by DW and talk to her to try to get her to interact with her peers. So as they transition from circle time to block area DW would go get the blocks off the shelf and pour them on the
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Age Physical Development Social & Emotional Behavioural Development Moral Cognitive & Intellectual Development Communication Development Birth - 3 months Fast growth and asleep for a lot of the time‚swallowing‚ sucking‚ rooting‚ grasps your finger cries to communicate‚ knows parents voice & stops to listen‚ responds to smiles‚ only aware of their own needs‚ Recognises parents‚ and mum’s smell in relation to feeding‚ feels objects with their mouth‚ responds to different sounds and
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All children develop but this is at different levels. In this section I am going to look at and discuss how four to five year olds develop physically and the language and communication development of four to five year olds. And then in the next section look at the same developments but for older children 8-16 years old. Physical development relates to physical movements. Becoming independent is closely linked to physical development. Communication and language development relates to the ability to
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Social Development in Children Social relationships begin at birth and are evident in the daily interactions between infants‚ parents‚ and teachers. Infants are social beings who possess many behaviors that they use to initiate and facilitate social interactions. Everyone uses social behaviors to begin and maintain a relationship with others. Consequently‚ healthy social development is essential for young children. Regardless of their temperament‚ all infants are capable of and benefit from social
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Erikson’s Psychosocial Development 1-4 The physical and biological developments are influenced by environmental causes. The concept of genes as a unit of heredity was founded around 1953 according to Watson and Crick‚ when they identified their biochemical nature. This goes to show how as human beings‚ to urgency is rippled by the curiosity of what makes up a person and how each event in their lives contributes to their growth and development throughout their lifespan. The theorist I choose to
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The expected pattern of children and young people’s physical development from birth to 19 years of age is as follows: By the age of 4-12 weeks‚ a baby will be able to: Roll from their side on to their back. Lift head and chest off the floor supported by their forearms Hold on to a toy for a brief period of time. By the age of 4-6 months‚ a baby will be able to: Have good head control. Sit with support. Roll from their back to their side. By the age of 6-12 months‚ a baby will be able
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CYP 3.1 Here are lists of developmental pattern’s children may go through‚ is important to remember some children may develop these developmental aspects at different stages and that is perfectly normal. At 0-3 months: Sleeps on average 20 hours a day Begin visual and oral exploration Begins to recognize faces Starts to move around more Focuses both eyes together Sensitive to touch Can detect smells Cries‚ coos and grunts Can feel emotional distress
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Child and Young Person’s Development – Task 1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: 1. Physical development 2. Communication and intellectual development 3. Social‚ emotional and behavioural development * Birth - 4 months: Gains about 1 oz. per day after initial weight loss in first week. At birth children have reflexes such as sucking‚ hands fisted‚ grasping‚ random movement etc. Around 1 month old they
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TDA 2.1 (1.1) DEVELOPMENTAL TIMELINE – FROM BIRTH TO NINETEEN YEARS The time frames presented are averages and some children may achieve various developmental milestones earlier or later than average but still be within the normal range. BIRTH TO 5 YEARS | Social‚ Emotional andBehavioural Development | Communication andIntellectual Development | Physical Development(gross and fine motor) | Birth – 1 month | Generalised tension.Helpless.Asocial (not social).Fed by mother. | | Feedings:
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