the Philosophy: YMCA Child Care Center provides a good place to help children develop and grow‚ because there are many opportunities to let children play. Firstly‚ playing helps children learn while the staff provides a safe‚ stimulating environment as well as an environment that allows the children to develop and learn through activities. As a play based center‚ all things are based on what children want to play. Secondly‚ the center follows child-centered theory. YMCA child care is combined playing
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(6-10 years) and planning curriculum. During this time the student’s physical development is changing dramatically and as teachers we need to understand the changes they are going through so we can adjust the learning environment accordingly. By “physical” I of course mean the development of the body‚ brain and motor skills. I will now explain the importance of all factors needed for excellent physical growth and development in the middle childhood years. One important factor of physical activity during
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2.3 Some of the theories of development and how the frameworks to support development can influence practice: Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Jean Piaget believed that intelligence is a process that helps an organism adapt to its environment. His “Cognitive-Developmental Theory” suggested four major periods of cognitive development. Piaget’s influence created a revolution in human development theory. He proposed the existence of four major stages‚ or “periods‚” during which children and adolescents
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Lifespan Development and Personality paper The influences of human development are physical‚ cognitive‚ social‚ moral‚ and personality. Each one begins developing before birth and will affect the individual throughout his or her entire life. Some of these factors have environmental causes‚ and some caused by heredity. In many cases‚ the areas of distinction will be obvious‚ and in others‚ it will not be apparent. From birth to one year‚ almost everything is intertwined‚ and it is difficult
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People have been studying and developing theories over development for a very long time. Erik Erikson was a theorist that helped open the world of physiological development. Erikson was born June 15‚ 1902. Erikson was a developmental psychologist. Erikson’s theory is known as the stages of psychological development. At Barfield Early Childhood Center I see the stage Initiative vs guilt (ages 3-5). In this stage a child is learning a new emotion‚ guilt. They begin to learn right from wrong and good
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Description of child: Age of child:four years old Gender:male Room: preschool 2 Ratio of caregivers to children: 6:1 Observations of the child’s physical development:The child I observed had a high gross motor movement ability level. He was very energetic by constantly running around‚jumping and dancing. He also had a high fine motor ability level. He enjoyed picking out books and turning through the pages of each picture book. During the age of 4 to 5 children develop a greater independence‚ self-control
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Confirm Client Development Status (CHCLD415A) Essay Assignment - deadline: 31/01/2011 Vygotsky’ Cognitive Mediation Theory Introduction: In relation with the developmental psychology in the human context Piaget imposed the notion of cognitive learning theory as a way to explore the way how to speed up a child’s development. He held that qualitative changes only occur when a child goes through a cognitive stage that is when the child is ready. He strongly expressed that anything an adult
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By seven months time‚ a child has gained knowledge about permanency‚ the knowledge that an object still exist but not in the view of the infant. During this stage‚ the child adapts to various chains of simple activities to a wider range of situations of lengthy co-ordinates. They soon realize how in control they are with a particular object which allows them to manipulate and develop intellectual abilities. As they gain virtual abilities‚ they start to learn the appropriate actions and begin to communicate
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cognitive‚ social- emotional development‚ and physical development? The answer is both yes and no. Elementary schools are healthy regarding cognitive development in the United States. Elementary schools are neutral regarding social- emotional development. Elementary schools are healthy regarding physical development in the United States. Do high school students meet the same criteria? High school students and elementary students have extremely different developments. Are the methods in high school
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Section 1: - The pattern of development from birth to nineteen 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth to 19yrs 1.2 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important Section 2 – The factors that influence development 2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors 2.2 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range
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