Physical/Cognitive Development & Communication Working with diverse groups of infants‚ preschoolers and school age children has been an integral part of my life for the past 11 ½ years. A lot can be learned from observing the almost magical transformation children undergo in their first few years of life. It takes a curious tot to point out the trail of ants crossing a crack in a pathway. They take the time to stop and notice the little things. They are scientists‚ mathematicians
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Physical development is concerned with the biological changes of the body and the brain. It includes genetics‚ a foetus’s growth in the mother’s womb‚ the birth process‚ brain development and the acquisition of fine motor skills; it also encompasses behaviours that promote and impede health and environmental factors that influence physical growth. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010‚ p. 5). I have chosen to evaluate the physical developmental stage of middle childhood‚ children the ages of six to ten years
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the main development of a child from the age range 0 – 2 years‚ 3 – 5 years and 5 – 8 years. Development is the process of learning new skills in all areas of life. When we talk about child development we use the baseline of an ’average child ’. Most children will go through the same stages of development but not necessarily at the same age/time. Some children may miss a stage altogether e.g. Missing out crawling and going straight to walking. When thinking about child development‚ although
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1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth – 19 years. 0 – 3 Months Physical development Many babies who are under three months old cry a lot. From birth‚ a baby’s reflexes will allow them to turn their heads and to suckle when you touch their cheek. Their sucking and grasping reflexes will develop. They can flex and extend their fingers‚ arms and legs. By about 4 weeks their eyes can follow a moving light‚ although it may only be for a few seconds. By
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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 are roughly 7-12 years old. He uses these
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024 Promote child and young person development Assessment criteria 1.2a Assess a child or young person’s development in the following areas: physical (Planned: 0 ‚ Completed:0) In my line of work as a carer there are different ways of assessing a young person for physical development. Each week young people in my care are given a weekly activity and menu planner in which they complete to show what activities and food they are planning through the week. The young people are encouraged to
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MTV TV series “16 and Pregnant” “16 and Pregnant” “It shows the consequences of having unprotected sex and the reality of what happens after the baby is born.” They either choose to have an abortion‚ choose to keep the baby‚ or choose to give it up for adoption. Many of the teens keep the baby‚ but either drop out of high school and find a part time job or just dropout and stay home with the baby. Many people dislike the shows‚ but I think they help teens understand the realities of being unwed
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Unit Title: Understand child and young person development Unit Number: CYP 3.1 2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors We know that things such as eye and skin colour as well as height are inherited. Some medical conditions and disabilities can also be inherited. These can affect a child’s development and below is a list of how a medical condition may affect a child. * Physical Limitations – Some medical conditions mean that
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children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: physical development‚ communication and intellectual development‚ social‚ emotional and behavioural development. The expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years has many areas of development‚ starting from birth. 1.2 Describe‚ with examples‚ how different aspects of development can affect one another. 0-3 years Social‚ emotional and behavioural development New born babies often cry
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