Rebecca Macdougall TDA 2.1: Child and Young Person Development Influences that affect children and young person’s development 1) Describe‚ using the examples in the case study‚ the kinds of influences that affect children and young people’s development. Include examples from the family and children’s background‚ health and environment. (2.1) In the case study there are many influences that affect the children and young people’s development in the family; this can be because of the background
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Beginners Guide for New Parents “A taste of things to come” Awareness of child development From birth to adulthood children are all developing. They develop at different rates but all follow the same basic pattern. Physical development starts from the head‚ and works down the body to the arms and finally the legs. Communication develops from crying to recognizable words and then intelligent conversation. Emotionally children are reliant on their primary caregiver until they develop an awareness
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Television’s Influence on Child Development Television can be entertaining and educational for kids depending on the context of the programming and also on the age a child starts to watch it. Children are exposed to television before they are exposed to any other form of media. This usually begins before the age of two even though it is not recommended because of the lack of information on how this affects children development. Nowadays we have special TV shows that are directed towards infants
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9-804-065 REV: SEPTEMBER 15‚ 2004 RICHARD G. HAMERMESH DAVID KIRON Managing Segway’s Early Development It was a cold dreary morning on December 20‚ 1999 as Dean Kamen – inventor‚ founder and owner of DEKA‚ a Manchester‚ New Hampshire R&D company – began his annual speech to his employees. The entire staff had gathered “to hear him talk about the past year‚ the year ahead‚ and whatever else had been gnawing at him lately. The speech was usually equal parts lecture‚ oration‚ pep talk‚ and homily
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Child Development Final Exam Review Sheet 1. Issues in Developmental Psychology Ch. 1‚ p. 1-24 a. Nature/Nurture i. twin & adoption studies b. Continuity/Discontinuity c. Active Child- children contribute to their own dev. From early in life‚ and contributions increase as they grow older d. Sociocultural Differences i. Sleeping patterns e. SES f. Romanian orphanage study/sensitive periods 2. Theories of Development Ch. 1‚ p. 1-24 a. Plato emphasized self control and discipline
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Early Experiences and its Relations to Early Childhood Brain Development There has been increasing evidence that environmental factors play an important role in the process of gene expression (Fox‚ Levitt & Nelson‚ 2010). These experiences can enhance or inhibit neural connectivity in what is called sensitive periods (key developmental stages) that in return can have a relation with brain development. Moreover‚ this paper will present how early experiences can influence the brain architecture. Specifically
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Nonparental Child Care & Its Impact on Child Development LaTonya W. Boyd SOC 312 Instructor Steven Peters 11/28/11 The last century has brought about an increase in the female working populations. Included in this population are mothers who previously provided care for their pre-school aged children. Because of this drastic change‚ the need for non parental child care has also increased. In this paper‚ I will discuss the three types of non parental child care and their influence on
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Child Abuse and the Importance of Reporting Child abuse has been a problem for many centuries‚ and there have been studies of how people have lived that show a constant pattern of child abuse and neglect. The following information will show people the history of child abuse‚ warning signs‚ statistics of the abused‚ the different reporting processes‚ and the ethical importance of reporting child abuse and neglect. To begin this discussion‚ the readers will be introduced to the history of
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Brain development is a complex and prolonged process; the developing of different parts and functions of the brain occur at different times. Until 2 years of age‚ peak synapse development‚ and significant brain growth occurs. By preschool age‚ synaptic density has reached the adult level. The myelination of some parts of the brain mainly those that control higher cognitive functions‚ such as the frontal lobes continues well into adolescence‚ whilst myelination occurs earlier in other parts of the
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Effect of Toys on Child Development The types of toys children play with can affect how they develop. Toys can help or hinder a child’s development in intelligence‚ social skills and personality. Certain characteristics may be genetically entwined in a human being‚ but some characteristics and behaviors can be learned‚ from parents‚ surroundings‚ and the toys with which a youngster plays. Elise Moore‚ author of “How Do Toys Aid Development”‚ stated “if play is the work of the child‚ toys are the child’s
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