IDENTIFY WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE KEY FEATURES DEVELOPMENT OF INFANTS‚AND EXPLORE THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORIES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT. INTRODUCTION When infants are born they want to be loved and cared in what ever relationships they are with their caregivers‚ so that they could survive and could feel sense of security and warmth ‚ which without a caregiver is impossible ‚talking about caregivers ‚mother would be the primary source of forming an infant’s first relationship by whom the baby
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There are five stages of development to go through in life although how fast or slow the stages are reached will vary between different people. The five stages are infancy‚ childhood‚ adolescence‚ adulthood and older adulthood. The infancy stage is approximately birth to 2 years. During this stage babies learn to roll over‚ crawl‚ walk‚ cry‚ smile and say their first words. Childhood is approximately 2 years to 12 this entails a child becoming independent‚ making friends‚ growing‚ widening their
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field of child development is very broad and vast. The child development field pertains to how children grow and develop from conception to the end of adolescence. Some areas of child development focus on understanding principles of development in children. This includes concepts such as the rates of which children develop‚ physical skills learned by children‚ and any neurological developments. Other areas seem to focus more on how race‚ culture‚ and other ethnic factors can affect child development
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Choosing a child to interact with is a complicated process; however I have decided that my niece‚ Paige‚ with whom I spend a comfortable amount of time is a great candidate for this assignment. She is at ease in my presence and I can accurately assess her developmental level without too much bias. At two years old‚ Paige is in Piaget’s preoperational stage of development‚ which is characterized by the ability to use symbols and language to “represent objects in the environment.” Piaget’s four stages of cognitive
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of the Child Article 1 (Definition of the Child): A ‘child’ is defined as a person below age 18‚ unless the laws of a particular country set a younger age limit. Article 2 (Non-discrimination): The Convention applies to all children‚ regardless of gender‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ culture‚ religion‚ family status‚ or ability. Governments are responsible for ensuring children are protected from discrimination. Article 3 (Best interests of the Child): With regard to decisions that affect a child‚ his/her
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What I’d like to talk to you about today is the topic of child language development_. I know that you all are trying to develop a second language‚ but for a moment‚ let’s think about a related topic: How children develop their first language. What do we know about how babies develop their language and communication ability? Well‚ we know babies are able to communicate _as soon as they are born__ --even before they learn to speak their first language. At first‚ they communicate by crying. This crying
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2.3 The Theories of development There are many theories of child development and each one has influenced practice in schools. Skinner’s theory of ‘Operant Conditioning’ suggests that behaviour which is reinforced tends to be repeated. In schools we reinforce good behaviour by rewarding it (house points‚ merits‚ Headteacher awards etc) and we “punish” poor behaviour to discourage it (warnings‚ sitting out‚ missing Golden Time etc). Piaget’s theory of ‘Cognitive Development’ has helped shape the
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Kohlberg’s six stages can be more generally grouped into three levels of two stages each: pre-conventional‚ conventional and post-conventional. Following Piaget’s constructivist requirements for a stage model‚ as described in his theory of cognitive development‚ it is extremely rare to regress in stages—to lose the use of higher stage abilities. Stages cannot be skipped; each provides a new and necessary perspective‚ more comprehensive and differentiated than its predecessors but integrated with
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young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: • Physical development • Communication and intellectual development • Social‚ emotional and behavioural development All children are unique and develop at their own rate. However there are key milestones we expect most children to reach during childhood. The table below summarises some of these milestones from birth to 19 years. Age Physical development (gross and fine motor) Social and emotional development Cognitive and
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The Preoperational stage would be known as the pre-school and early elementary children‚ or toddlers and early childhood children put into modern terms. During this stage child developments is demonstrated through the use of symbols. In a class of my choice‚ I would like to have numbers‚ shapes‚ colors‚ and toys animals to help teach children about the basics. Memory and imagination are also developed during this stage‚ so In my class would be game times‚ where each student could work on developing
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