Development of child and young person from birth to 19 years of age. 0-3 months Physical Ÿ Head circumference increases approximately 2cm per month‚ then will increases 1.5 cm per month until four months. Ÿ Increases are important as they indicate brain growth. Ÿ Skin remains sensitive and easily irritated. Ÿ Cries with tears. Ÿ Eyes begin moving together in unison. Ÿ Gums are red. Motor development Ÿ Swallowing reflex and tongue movements are immature‚ inability to move to the back of the mouth
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and procedures that are put in place to safeguard them and children or young people in their care. In a school setting a professional can protect themselves by. • Avoid situations where they are left alone with a child or young person. • Two members of staff must be present if a child needs to be undressed in the event of an accident. • If a child is collected late by a parent/carer then two staff members must stay until the child is collected. • Avoid meetings with students in an isolated or private
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Unit 3 Understand Child and Young Person’s Development All children are unique and a lot of their developmental milestones happen naturally as they get older‚ however some can be affected by different life factors‚ such as health‚ environment and background and more specific skills can be learnt and encouraged. There is an expected pattern of development but all children are individual and therefore the rate will vary. There are four categories of development: Physical Development
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the child from birth onwards. These external factors are constantly experienced by children and young people. Living in poverty has a big impact on the development of children. The families will find these times very stressful and this can affect the mental health as well as the physical. Children who live in poverty often do not have the life experiences of others and may have a lack of opportunity to play and join in with their friends. This will affect their social and emotional development as
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CYP 3.7 : Understand how to support positive outcomes for children and young people 1. Understand how the social‚ economic and cultural environment can impact on the outcomes of life chances of children and young people 1.1. Describe the social‚ economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people. There is a chart on page 186 of your text book with outlines all the factors and the possible effect on the lives of children. When you read through them you can
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CYP Core 3.6 Working together for the benefit of children and young people 1.1 Explain the importance of multi-agency working and integrated working. As a childcare practitioner it is important that I am able to recognise when a child in their early years may have a range of learning needs. To be able to understand the way I need to work with others to ensure that the learning plan that is in place for this child has a positive impact on their health‚ development and learning. To ensure I
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Promote child and young person development 1.1 Explain the factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development. Firstly all development of each child will be child centred so their wishes‚ feelings and abilities are taken into account before planning anything to help their development (risk assessments / activity planners) When assessing a Childs development disability/special requirements should be made aware of this is because disability might slow their development down. For
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Unit 1 Child and Young Person Development TASK 1: Personal development and progression task 1) My main motivation for undertaking this course is to gain a qualification that will provide me with options into further educational opportunities that I hope will ultimately open doors into pursuing a career working in schools. I discovered my passion for working with children and young adults during my time as an adult instructor in the army cadets and found it to be very rewarding but never
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life and development. If a child or young person does not have support from carers‚ they will not have ground rules in place so they may be able to do as they please such as smoke‚ take drugs‚ have under-age sex‚ all of which can have a huge impact on their lives. Children need to be encouraged or be given guidance on their life‚ which is why it is important for children to have good role models in both home and education settings. Poverty Poverty can have a huge effect on children and young people’s
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CYP Core 3.4: Support children and young people’s health and safety. Outcome 1.2: Explain how health and safety is monitored and maintained and how people in the work setting are made aware of risks and hazards and encouraged to work safely. Health and safety is monitored and maintained by carrying out risk assessments and daily checks. When ensure that this is done by carrying out risk assessments and daily checks on a regular basis and if any health and safety issues arise with the equipment
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