Factors that affect a child’s development Money Physical- Low income means that they will have a small house and it would be like being stuck in a pen. They might not have a garden with the house‚ meaning the child doesn’t get excersice outside during play which may include running. This will slow down there physical development. Interlecture- They might not have internet access and would have to go to the library. However if a child’s parents are on drugs then they may not take them to the
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Child Observation Study CD1 Elia Janet Garcia LATTC 5/4/2010 Name: Delyla Age: 2 years old Physical Development 1.) Describe the child’s physical appearance. Short and chunky‚ about 2 feet tall‚ around 25 pounds‚ stubby arms and legs‚ and soft‚ short curly hair and a small beautiful smile 2.) Give examples of gross motor skills that you observe. Are they age-typical? She walks‚ runs‚ and crawls fine. She doesn’t grasp objects very well and she likes shaking them. She needs
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by trial and error about physical movement of their own body of external objects. They also develop the understanding that other people are separate objects. At around 8 months old‚ the baby develops ‘Object Permanence’ which is the idea that the child has an understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight. In a study‚ Piaget found that very young babies will switch their attention from an object as soon as it is put out of sight‚ whereas when about 8 months old‚ the
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UNIT 1 Assignment 1 – child and young person development Give at least three examples of transitions that affect MOST children and young people and three examples of transitions that affect SOME children and young people‚ show how the transition may affect their behaviour and development. 1/ NURSERY - Separating from the family every morning may be difficult for both children and parents‚ especially the mothers. This transition brings a lot of changes into family life and may cause some angry
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One ’s mental health is dependent on a lot of variables. The main variable that a child ’s mental health is dependent on is the way that the child is raised‚ and how their parents treat him or her. If the parents treat the child with love and respect‚ then the child is more likely to grow up to be a mentally healthy‚ well-rounded individual. If a child is abused either physically or verbally‚ then the child is more likely to grow up with mental issues that will make it harder to survive in this world
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A Child development through parenting Parenting or child rearing is a process of support a child physical‚ mental‚ emotional‚ social and intellectual development through childhood to adulthood. Every person in the world neither gets parenting nor gives parenting to others. Parenting is not something that you only can get from your parents. People can get parenting from their siblings‚ teachers and so on. In my view parenting is one of the hardest jobs in someone’s life. It could be the most stressful
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[pic] Physical Development birth-3years The physical development for this age group is described below: Baby raises head and chest when lying on stomach and supports its upper body with arms when lying on stomach they are able to stretch their legs out and kick when lying on their stomach or back. They are able to open and shut their hands‚ pushing down on their legs when their feet are placed on a firm surface. At this age sucking and grasping reflexes develop the baby is able to focus and
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Child and Young Person Development 1) Know the main stages of child and young person’s development. Areas of Development Social‚ Emotional and Behavioural Taking turns co-operating with social skills + self-esteem + self-expression learning about the feelings of others Social‚ Emotional and Behavioural Taking turns co-operating with social skills + self-esteem + self-expression learning about the feelings of others Physical Fine Motor Skills Gross Motor Skills General Co-ordination Hand eye
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Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who was interested in child development. He came up with the famous theory of the Cognitive Stages in children through adulthood. The stages include sensorimotor‚ preoperational‚ concrete operational‚ and formal operational. The different stages apply to different age groups. For example‚ the first stage‚ sensorimotor‚ applies to children at birth through 2 years of age‚ so this would not apply to the concrete operational kids whose age level includes kids who
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[pic]Theories of Child Development and Learning [pic] Several theories of child development and learning have influenced discussions of school readiness. Three have had profound impact on kindergarten readiness practices. These three theories include the maturationist‚ environmentalist‚ and constructivist perspectives of development (Powell‚ 1991). Maturationist Theory The maturationist theory was advanced by the work of Arnold Gessell. Maturationists believe that development is a biological
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