Assignment 1 1. Summarise 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
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Child development includes physical‚ intellectual‚ social‚ and emotional changes. A strong bond between mother and child is key to a healthy relationship. This occurs during the first six weeks. During this time a mother and her child get to know one another. This can be done in a number of different ways however from personal experience I feel as though the best way to accomplish this is through the skin on skin contact. When children reach 6-9 months you will notice your baby is beginning to move
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Take Home Assignment As a parent‚ it is natural to want your child to succeed academically and socially. Middle school years become primetime for a child to grow in these ways. This is a time when teenagers start to categorize themselves and their classmates into a variety of cliques and social circles‚ marking the formation of their personal identities. During this time‚ teenagers face a number of different transitions: the transition from elementary school to middle school‚ transition into a more
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This archive file of ECE 332 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 High Risk Pregnancy includes: Chapter Three of the text discusses the prenatal period of development. For this Discussion Question‚ identify and discuss what constitutes a high risk pregnancy. Include an in-depth analysis of which factors of a high risk pregnancy can be prevented and which cannot. Share insights on how a family experiencing a high risk pregnancy can best be supported by an early childhood professional. Respond to at least
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described development as going through different mental processes. He believed that all children pass through the stages but environmental influences on children will vary the ages each stage is reached. A child who is given more learning opportunities will develop faster by progressing through the stages at a faster rate. Therefore play and children activites facilitated by an adult increase he rate of development. Sensory Motor Stage: Birth to 2 Years-An enormous amount of growth and development takes
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The aim of a checklist is to assess to what a child can fulfill or complete in an age-appropriate skill. It records data on a child on how they finish tasks and how they go around their surroundings. (Darragh‚ 2010). This helps teachers to gather information and helps them to see what a child knows and can do about the outcome. This offers ways of gathering information about the child’s certain behavior’s their knowledge and their accomplishments. The intention is that it provides tools for coordinating
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their own. These environmental effects sometimes may be positive but sometimes they might have negative outcomes on children cognitive abilities. Enriched housing conditions (enriched environment‚ EE) during development has been shown to influence adult rat behavior and transmitter systems‚ especially dopamine receptors. (Leggio‚ Mandolesi‚Federico‚ Spirito‚ Ricci‚ Gelfo‚ F.‚ et al.‚ 2005). Leggio et al (2005) in their experiment have examined the behavioral effects of environmental quality on different
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shared by a group of people that is passed down from generation to generation. Culture is important to cognitive‚ social-emotional‚ and physical development because it shapes the experiences that children are exposed to and influences a child’s perception of their surroundings. Depending on where a child grows up and who they are surrounded by influences certain values and skills that are passed down by past generations. Moral differences and parenting styles are only some examples of how cultures
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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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Running Head: CHILD DEVELOPMENT The Effects of Early Child-care on Child Development Deidre J. Ikin Student Number: 200097677 University of New England Word Count: 1296 Abstract The effects of early child care on child development are of interest to parents‚ educators‚ researchers and policy makers. Research shows that high quality care and type of care is linked to higher levels of language and cognitive development‚ and quantity of care associated with behavioural problems
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