Unit 2.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and 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 a lot of their developmental milestones happen naturally as they get older‚ however some can be affected by different life factors‚ such as health‚ environment and background and more specific skills can be learnt and encouraged
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will be discussing the development of a four year old child. With the support of relevant theories including the work of Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson‚ I will discuss the environmental influences that promote the physical‚ cognitive and psychosocial development of a four year old child. I will also review the importance of play in the child’s development and propose an activity of play that would enhance the child’s development. In the world of a four year old child there is a lot of changing
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Child Abuse: Physical One day on a drive in San Jose‚ California‚ a man and his female co-worker heard a moan coming from the back seat. The man then glanced into the back seat and saw nothing. His female co-worker then started to act suspiciously and turned up the volume on her radio trying to disguise the moans coming from the car. Later‚ that day the concerned man called the authorities to report this‚ and his female co-worker was arrested on child endangerment on her two sons‚ after they told
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Question 2: What are three stages of child development? Maria Montessory divided the process of child development into tree stages. 1. First stage: Absorbent Mind (0-6 years) This is the period of transformation and the characteristic of this period is known as the Absorbent Mind. The child absorbs environment into himself. The child creates the person she will become once given an appropriate and specially prepared environment to work. Montessori said that during the absorbent mind‚ the Sensitive
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According to Piaget‚ the three-year-old is in the preoperational stage of development. One main characteristic of a three-year-old is their egocentric‚ or self-centered‚ thinking. They believe that everyone sees the world as they do. They also tend to fix on one aspect of a situation and ignore others‚ and they cannot mentally reverse a series of events or steps. The typical three-year-old stands about 34 to 43 inches in height and weighs 25 to 44 pounds with a more adult-like appearance. They
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Unit 004 – Child Development. Section 1. A good introduction should introduce child development with particular attention to ‘holistic’ development and describe expected patterns of development and what this means. Child development is a stage that every child goes through. This process involves learning and mastering skills like sitting‚ walking‚ talking‚ skipping‚ eating and tying shoes. Children learn these skills called developmental milestones during predictable time periods. Children develop
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There are three main areas of child development. These are physical‚ communication and intellectual and social‚ emotional and behavioural development. The physical stage takes place naturally but children must have opportunities to develop their natural skills. Children will need support to develop their gross and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills use the large muscles in the body‚ arms and legs‚ for example crawling‚ walking and throwing. Fine motor skills use the smaller muscles in the fingers
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Development of child and young person from birth to 19 years of age. 0-3 months Physical Ÿ Head circumference increases approximately 2cm per month‚ then will increases 1.5 cm per month until four months. Ÿ Increases are important as they indicate brain growth. Ÿ Skin remains sensitive and easily irritated. Ÿ Cries with tears. Ÿ Eyes begin moving together in unison. Ÿ Gums are red. Motor development Ÿ Swallowing reflex and tongue movements are immature‚ inability to move to the back of the mouth
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Michaela Palmer Understand children and young person development CYP 3.1 Moral Development. 2 1/2 Years. Toddlers learn that others share their world; others have needs and rights‚ too. At this age the child does not yet have the ability to judge something as “right” or “wrong” but they are directed by what others tell him. At this age a child doesn’t yet have the ability to realize he hurts someone when he hits them but they quickly learn that hitting is “wrong” because parents tell
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through 17 year olds have restriction and mandatory education‚ while 18 year olds do not. The lack of experience of 18 year old‚ new drivers causes a sky rocket in accident fatalities‚ due to people waiting until 18 to get their licenses and escape the driving restrictions. The solution is to place restrictions on all new drivers‚ regardless of
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