This child observation will draw on a child developmental theory to discuss the activities of the child I have observed. I will comment on the child’s physical growth and development‚ cognitive abilities‚ health‚ social relationships and emotional wellbeing. I will also look at the child’s interaction with other children and adults ‚ in order to appreciate the child’s development and account for differences and similarities as proffered by my chosen theory of Attachment. I intend to demonstrate
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Physical Development Physical development is the development of the body. It is usually the development within a few weeks either side of the average age of a child under 5 years old. As physical development proceeds‚ the child acquires various physical skills‚ such as motor skills; there are two types of this‚ gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are large movements‚ such as‚ hop scotch‚ skipping‚ kicking‚ throwing a ball and taking large steps. Fine motor skills are the
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Children and young people develop in 5 main areas. Physical Development: Changes in shape‚ size and physical maturity of the body‚ including physical abilities‚ coordination and fine and gross motor skills. Intellectual Development: This is the learning and use of language: the ability to reason‚ problem-solve and organize ideas. This is related to the physical growth of the brain. Social Development: This is process of gaining knowledge and skills needed to successfully interact with
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Children and young people’s development in the orphanage how did the good and the bad experiences influence their holistic development? Many influences contribute to a child’s development and behaviour some children will have a problem like for example a disability where they cannot speak or write or walk and some will have behavioural issues in some families there are issues of money and family problems or abuse which will then lead the parents to put the child in an orphanage. There was a
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Wirtz 160 Fax: 753-1321 Office Phone: 753-6341 with voice mail or 753-1543 (receptionist); Helpdesk: 815-753-8100 E-mail: lederscheid@niu.edu; Blackboard: http://webcourses.niu.edu n development. Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage. Wadsworth‚ B. J. (2004). Piaget ’s theory of cognitive and affective development (5th ed.). Boston‚ MA: Pearson Education‚ Inc. READINGS: Other assigned readings will be placed on Blackboard e-reserve from the NIU library. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Analysis of the
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“The term ‘development’ refers to the process by which an organism (human or animal) grows and changes through its life span” (Smith‚ Cowie & Blades‚ 2003). Cognitive Development therefore concerns itself with how we process information; how we learn. There has been much research into cognitive development‚ and as a result the theory behind it has changed and developed very rapidly over a relatively short period of time. This paper will look at arguably one of the most influential theories of
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Task 1 Describe and explain the stages of children and young people development. Go through such areas as physical‚ intellectual‚ social‚ emotional‚ behavioural and moral development. At the beginning‚ I would like to introduce the best-known theories of development‚ because it is useful to know how psychologists and scientists describe the stages of children and young people development. In developmental psychology‚ we have many types of theories. At the broadest level‚ we have three grand
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Child Developmental Stages Child development comes in stages‚ and although not all children develop at the same rate‚ this timeline describes what typically occurs from the pre-natal stage through infancy and up to two years old. Pre-natal development is the most significant segment of human development. 15 days after conception the embryonic stage begins and continues until about the 8th week‚ or until the embryo is around an inch in length. The cells of the embryo are multiplying and taking
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Child and Adolescent Development A child has many milestones to reach through adolescence. The success of these milestones depends on normal development. Milestones can be challenging regardless of age and size. However‚ some children experience abnormal development and also delays. Detecting signs of abnormal development in certain age groups requires an understanding of development milestones. Children ages two through five and subsequently fifteen through eighteen years old experience many different
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Learning Stages of Children " The Cognitive Theory" Jacqueline Krantz College Composition Kaplan University Prof. Cosgrove In Early Child Development‚ childcare givers should know the specific stages of children from birth to around 11yrs old. Piaget suggested that there were four major cognitive stages in logical development‚ corresponding to four successive forms of knowledge. During each of these stages‚ children were hypothesized to think and reason in a different way. These stages
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