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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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 (Birth
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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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Beginners Guide for New Parents “A taste of things to come” Awareness of child development From birth to adulthood children are all developing. They develop at different rates but all follow the same basic pattern. Physical development starts from the head‚ and works down the body to the arms and finally the legs. Communication develops from crying to recognizable words and then intelligent conversation. Emotionally children are reliant on their primary caregiver until they develop an awareness
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What measures does your school have in place for ensuring that a child-centred approach is employed during any safeguarding issues? (You may wish to refer to your school’s Child Protection or Safeguarding policy). The child centred approach to safeguarding means that the child is involved in the process‚ meetings and asked their opinions. Their views and feelings are taken on‚ and sometimes challenged‚ as they would an adult. This means children develop the ability to discuss their views openly
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Child study: Visit 1 Name of the child: Jacshan Date of visit: 09/08/13 Age of child at time of visit: 4 years and 8 months Started Time: 15: 35 p.m. Time spent: 55 minutes Location: at the child’s house Planned activity: • Painting • Linking the pictures to its words. • Drawing Aim and planning of the visit: The aim of the activity that I planned is to be able to observe how Jacshan is able to compete the activities that I have planned. The activities were to be able Paint
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Unit 1 – Contribute to the support of child and young person development. Be able to contribute to assessments of the development needs of children and young people 1.1 Observe and record aspects of the development of a child or young person. 1.2 Identify different observation methods and know why they are used. Naturalistic – These are carried out in the Childs natural surroundings. This observation allows the child to do tasks which they would normally do without structuring being
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4.3 Explain how play and activities are used to support the development of speech‚ language and communication. Play is vital to a child and young person’s development because it enables them to enjoy learning and promotes their development and also helps with their speech‚ language and communication skills‚ their physical‚ emotional‚ social and intellectual development. Parents and practitioners need to understand how play supports children to learn and communicate with others‚ as it supports their
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1.1 Describe the Social‚ Economic and Cultural Factors That Will Impact on the Lives of Children and Young People There are other issues in our broader society that will affect the lives of children and young people. Unemployment can lead to economic crisis resulting in difficulties in funding food‚ bills and cloths for children. Conditions in health or a cultural background can cause exclusion from certain activities in the setting. Being aware of the positive and negative issues that influence
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