Child development refers to the intricate biological‚ psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence‚ as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. These changes are strongly influenced by family and cultural backgrounds‚ genetic‚ physical development‚ environmental influences‚ health‚ poverty‚ personal choices‚ parents‚ divorce‚ demise‚ foster care ‚ school‚ siblings‚ peer pressure and related experiences and most of
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Human Rights 10B Antonia Thomas March 6. 2014 Street Law When it comes to trying teens in court as adults. Some say stop trying them as adults and try them as juveniles‚ others say they must be tried as adults when they commit adult crimes. I believe that teens should be held accountable for their actions and tried as adults. If I knew somebody who hurt or killed someone I loved‚ I would want him or her to experience the worst possible punishment for his or her actions. Some people
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The possible reason why a baby in Kenya is delayed in cognitive development compared to a middle class child in America is because‚ Kenya culture is different for those who stay in America. Kenya is a small community where there is not a lot of people with money. Poverty is a major reason why they might have delay in development. They don’t have the right tools to help the child during that period such as‚ electronics‚ books‚ or toys. Another possible reason why this might have happened is because
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One external factor that could affect a child’s development is poverty and deprivation. This splits into 5 categories; diet‚ housing‚ education‚ play & leisure opportunities and aspirations & expectations. If a child is born into a family of low-income‚ the 5 categories above tend to be negatively affected due to a lack of money and opportunities. A poor diet‚ for example‚ can mean that children are fed an unhealthy diet of processed food‚ meaning they are not as healthy and they are unlikely to
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A child and young person’s development plan 1.1b Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: b communication and intellectual development Expected pattern development 0-3 months Communication development: Baby….. Needs to share language experiences and cooperate with others from the beginning Responds to sounds‚ particularly familiar voices and may move head towards sound. By 3 months responds to dancing‚ babble and cooing. Makes
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Unit 331 5.1&5.2 Explain the different types of transitions can affect children’s development and evaluate the effectiveness of positive relationships during periods of transitions. Transitions are the movement or changes from one position‚ stage or state to another. These changes can be gradual or sudden‚ and last for differing periods of time. Transitions can be stressful for young people and this stress can have far reaching effects on children’s emotional wellbeing and academic
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Unit 2.1 Child and young person development Task 2.1 Write an account which includes examples of different kinds of influences that may affect children and young people’s development. Child development is influenced by a wide range of factors such as their background‚ their health and the environment in which they are growing up. Background Children can come from a range of different family environments‚ cultures and circumstances. Many families will also go through major changes especially
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that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. It is not acquired by listening to words‚ but in virtue of experiences in which the child acts on his environment. The teacher’s task is not to talk‚ but to prepare and arrange a series of motives for cultural activity in a special environment made for the child.” (Dr . Maria Montessori; The Absorbent Mind‚ Chap.1) The founder of the Montessori Method of Education was Dr .Maria Montessori. She was born in
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CU1520: PROMOTE CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON DEVELOPMENT. 1.1 Explain the factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development. When assessing a child you must be careful to take into account confidentiality before carrying out an observation you must have parents and the settings permission and not to leave confidential material lying around they must be secured in a locked cabinet. Only talk to authorized personal about confidential material. This confidentially can only be broken
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Child Development 0 - 19 Years Course Tutor: Teresa West Course Details: This course will promote practitioners knowledge of development 0-19 years. It will examine the significance of nature and nurture in human development. It will explore how practitioners might support children and young people through the transitions they experience in their lives and the impact that puberty has on this. Aims: • To enable participants to widen their knowledge of child development including social‚ emotional
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