through many physical changes. Children’s physical development is the outcome of countless orderly changes (McDevitt & Ormrod; 2010). There are certain age groups where children’s development will rapidly occur and then begin to slow down. Over the course of middle childhood children tend to show slow but steady gains in both height and weight (McDevitt & Ormrod; 2010). Throughout this essay we will look at the motor development of children in the middle childhood phase‚ the benefits physical activity
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1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth – 19 years. 0 – 3 Months Physical development Many babies who are under three months old cry a lot. From birth‚ a baby’s reflexes will allow them to turn their heads and to suckle when you touch their cheek. Their sucking and grasping reflexes will develop. They can flex and extend their fingers‚ arms and legs. By about 4 weeks their eyes can follow a moving light‚ although it may only be for a few seconds. By
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Physical development is the way the body increases in skill and becomes more complex in performance. Physical development is divided into two main areas which are Gross Motor Skills and Fine Motor Skills. Gross motor skills involve co ordination and control of the large parts of the body. Some of the movements that are included in gross motor skills are walking‚ running‚ jumping and climbing. Fine Motor Skills relate to the control of the smaller muscles ‚ controlling finer movements such as pointing
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT 0 – 3 Years. Physical development at this stage is usually very rapid. From the day babies are born they have a huge dependency on their body’s reflexes for movements this is important as this enables them to feed or grasp whenever they touch something. By time they reach the age of one‚ babies have much more control over their bodies‚ as they are now beginning to become more independent by trying to crawl‚ shuffle‚ pulling or pushing on things to stand etc. depending on their
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the observation and interpretation of Mary’s physical and cognitive development. Mary‚ who is 5 years of age‚ has a flamboyant personality. She is jovial and ebullient by nature. An active girl who adores sports education as well. In consideration to Mary’s mix parentage background‚ she speaks eloquently with good intonation and enunciation. Physical Development- Gross Motor Skills This observation particularly elucidates about Mary’s development in her gross motor skills. Based on the observation
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Unit 1: Title: Understand Child and Young Person Development Unit number: Unit 1/ Unit refer 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years Expected pattern of development birth – 19 years old: stages (0-3) (3-7) (7- 12) (12-16) (16 -19) years; Sequence usually same for all children; The rate of individual development; The effects of premature births; Also low weight babies; multiple births 0 – 3 Years old Physical Development Birth to 3 Months: 1.1 From
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A) development activities of an early years setting. For each one explain how both the parents and the children can benefit. We always make parents welcome to stay and help in any of our sessions. This would give the parents a chance to see their child in a different environment and also to help parents gain the knowledge on how to progress the child in a steady way. It would be good for the child to be able to show their parents around and all the work they do‚ the child might gain pride
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My Virtual Child Assignment 2 (75 Points) Corresponds with Chapters 3-6 in the textbook and ages 8-18 months in the program. DUE: Wednesday 2/6/13 (Must be turned in during class hours) Directions: 1. Assignment must be typed and printed (un-typed assignments are considered incomplete and will not be graded) 2. Bring your printed assignment to class on Wednesday (2/6/13). Assignments not turned in during class on this day will be considered late and penalized. 3. Insert your answers
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My Virtual Child Assignment Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ______ Complete the following questions in the space provided‚ based on the information that was provided to you at nine months (end of eight month period) and again at 19 months. The Question | Your Response | Reference (text) & pg. # | Mark | 1. How does your baby’s eating‚ sleeping and motor development compare to the typical developmental patterns? (2 marks) | | | No
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My Virtual Child #2 This set of questions focuses on early childhood physical‚ cognitive‚ and social/emotional development. In order to answer them‚ you will need to run the program until your child is 5 years‚ 11 months old‚ and focus on ages 24 months through 5 years. 1. Have there been any environmental events in your child’s first five years that you think might have influenced his or her physical or cognitive development? On what do you base your hypotheses? Before having our child‚ my partner
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