Touch is an essential part of a young child ’s development (Carlson‚ F.‚ 2005‚ pgs. 79-85). From the moment of birth‚ when uterine contractions caress the baby‚ touch is a catalyst for healthy cognitive‚ physical‚ and emotional development. When an infant is born‚ touch is needed to support and sustain healthy brain development (Shore 1997). Touch plays a critical role in the brain’s ability to weather stress without adverse effects. Touch lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the human
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The Situation of Filipino Children and Young People Almost half of the population in the Philippines are children. With a fast population growth a year‚ the government has a difficult task in providing children with enough resources to ensure their rights. For many adults and children‚ a 15-year-old who bears a child willingly or unwillingly ceases to be a girl-child but a young mother. An 11-year-old who takes on the task of tilling the fields ceases to be a boy but a labouring farmhand. A 16-year-old
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UNDERSTAND CHILD AND YOUNG PERSONS DEVELOPMENT Unit 022 Outcome 3 Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern 2 Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected pattern There are many reasons and factors why a child is not following the expected pattern of development. For example the child may be emotionally unsettled due to a number of
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push a young child to achieve‚ do you ever notice how it affects them or what you are actually doing them? Pushing young children to achieve encourages them to achieve a specific goal or task‚ but at the same time you are really hurting the child. Not everyone is used to being pushed hard to do something‚ so sometimes it can have a negative effect on people‚ especially younger children. Pushing young children to achieve hurts them and it can affect them in many ways. Pushing your children to achieve
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Nutrition in Children and Young People Within this essay I am going to discuss nutrition in children. The definition of nutrition is (Oxford‚ 2013) the process of providing or obtaining food necessary for growth and development. I will consider why nutrition is important; looking at how it benefits children‚ how we get nutrients from food and what nutrients we get from our food‚ as well as looking at a balanced diet. I will then focus my research down into looking at breastfeeding and the composition
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Yolanda could do many things to promote Emma’s cognitive development. Yolanda could help Emma with her vision by doing many things. She could make eye contact with Emma a lot so Emma can realize who she is. Yolanda could also hold Emma up to a mirror so she could recognize herself. She could also take Emma outside because the more kids play outside the better vision they have by having to look further away to see things. Stinking out your tongue or doing silly faces could help Emma with problem
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Unit 4222 – 303 promote quality and inclusion in Health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. Outcome 1 Explain what is meant by: * Diversity * Equality * Inclusion 1. Diversity can be defined as differences in gender‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ values‚ lifestyle‚ sexual orientation‚ appearance‚ education ‚ religion ‚ disabilities‚ marital status and economic status. Equality Equality and Diversity is a term used to define and champion equality‚ diversity
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E1-Summarise the factors which may influence the health and -development of babies in the first year of their lives There are many factors that affect health and development such as environmental factors‚ for example‚ a lack of space in the garden or outside play area will limit their gross motor and fine motor skills. "Generally‚ people with a high level of earnings enjoy a better lifestyle‚ with better housing‚ better food‚ warm clothes and own transport." Meggit 2001 page 9 Genetics are also
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Level 5 CCLD UNIT 137 5.1‚ 5.2 & UNIT 139 2.1 At Playgroup we use: * Record books * Photographs * General observations and note taking * Various observational techniques e.g. time/event sampling * Development books * Progress reports * Parent meetings to help us achieve a high level of care for every child and to ensure we are meeting their needs. The pastoral carers are responsible for monitoring the children within their groups and recording events‚ behaviour
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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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