Assignment 1 1. Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years‚ 3-5 years and 5-8 years. There are five stages of development (I) Physical Development 0 - 2 years Children develop at various speeds but will all aim to reach a development stage before moving on to the next one. The first couple of month’s babies don’t interact much‚ they usually just are on their backs and are unable to support their heads. By the time they reach three months they can usually sit up
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Prenatal Development and Birth Abstract The term prenatal development is the process in the uterus where the fetus or embryo starts to develop during pregnancy from the time of conception or fertilization until birth and it is typically divided in three period: The pre-embryonic‚ embryonic and fetal. (Kuther: 2001). From the moment of fertilization that the egg is being fertilized until it reaches the time of birth‚ visible changes in the structure of the mother’s body. As the sperm and egg
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Assignment 1 – Know the main stages of child and young person development Throughout the early years‚ children will grow and change. Piaget was a major theorist psychologist who developed stages to understand cognitive development. When we talk about normal development‚ we are talking about developing skills like: Gross motor: using large groups of muscles to sit‚ stand‚ walk‚ run‚ etc.‚ keeping balance‚ and changing positions. Fine motor: using hands to be able to eat‚ draw‚ dress‚ play
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1(1.1) Development. Birth – 3 months Social‚ emotional and behavioural They start to notice their fingers and move them in front of their face. At 3 months the child may start to lift their head. Also they are more aware of their surroundings. At this stage a baby is very alert; they can turn their heads to view surroundings. They will recognise a parent’s voice‚ and start to focus on the persons face. Communication Will cry when hungry or distressed.
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Emotional and Moral Development in Jane Eyre Throughout the course of her life‚ Charlotte Bronte’s character Jane in Jane Eyre is forced to confront herself as she struggles to balance her desire for self-sufficiency with her desire for emotional honesty. From her childhood struggles at Gateshead‚ to her final contentment with Mr. Rochester‚ Jane undergoes a transformation of moral and emotional development. One of the most important lessons Jane learns throughout her life is to rule her heart
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Physical Development in Middle Adulthood As the human body ages and reaches a point where it is no longer growing and changing due to hormones‚ it slowly starts to change in other ways. Age starts to take its toll much earlier on the body than most people think. Physical‚ mental and emotional changes are being made in the middle parts of an adult’s life. The midpoint of a person’s life is a period from age 35 to 64‚ and it is referred to as middle adulthood. Webster defines middle as "equal distance
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Infancy: 0-2 years Childhood: 3-8 years Adolescence: 9-18 years Early Adulthood: 19-45 years Middle Adulthood: 45-65 years Later adulthood: 65+ years Conception Pituitary gland signal to ovaries‚ release ovum Ovum travels down fallopian tubes (24 hours until it dies) can be fertilised From ejaculation sperm reaches & enters egg. Nuclei fuse together (½ genes mum‚ ½ genes dad) Fertilised egg travels to swelled/thickened lining of uterus Neonate: newborn baby – helpless‚ not control
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Physical Development. 0-3 years – This is a period of fast physical development. When they are first born‚ babies have very little control over their bodies. Their movements are dependant on a series of reflexes (for example – sucking‚ grasping) which they need in order to survive. In their first year they gradually learn to have more control over their bodies so that by 12 months‚ most babies will have developed a degree of mobility such as crawling or rolling. In their second year ‚ babies will
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“Child and Young Person Development” Support Teaching and Learning in Schools‚ level 2 Karolina Piera Loughton 24th November 2014 Child and Young Person Development “Child development is not a matter of a single topic‚ but progresses somewhat differently for different aspects of the individual”. (Wikipedia‚ Child development) Children and young people’s development is not just a single issue. It encompasses the whole range of interactions between adults and children and between
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The way a parent cares and tends to their infant may affect the child’s intellectual development. The book Child Care and Child Development contains information and studies about child care. For instances‚ if you abuse your child this can lead for a child not to communicate right away. This affects their intellectual thought process by not letting or helping a child further their learning because of being abused‚ another example in this text is not having a relationship with a child can affect their
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