What is child development? Why study child development? Child development involves the scientific study of changes in the child’s biological‚ social‚ cognitive and emotional behaviour across the span of childhood. Every child’s development is unique and complex. Although children develop through a generally predictable sequence of steps and milestones‚ they may not proceed through these steps in the same way or at the same time. Psychologists and development researchers have proposed a number of
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UNIT 01 CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON DEVELOPMENT Introduction 1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years to include: (a) physical development (b) communication and intellectual development (c) social‚ emotional and behavioural development. Using Teena Kamens’ book “Teaching assistants Handbook Level 2” she describes the expected pattern as sequences. These sequences do not occur at fixed ages but do occur between birth and
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Physical Development. 0-3 years – This is a period of fast physical development. When they are first born‚ babies have very little control over their bodies. Their movements are dependant on a series of reflexes (for example – sucking‚ grasping) which they need in order to survive. In their first year they gradually learn to have more control over their bodies so that by 12 months‚ most babies will have developed a degree of mobility such as crawling or rolling. In their second year ‚ babies will
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Q2. Discuss two personal factors and two external factors that could influence a child or young person’s development. A2. A personal factor that may influence a Childs development would be being born with or later developing a brain tumour. Brain
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CYP Core 3.1: Understanding child and young person development. By Christopher D Sanders Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years . There are 5 different aspects which come from the sequence of child development. These are 1) Physical 2) Social 3) Emotional and behaviour l 4) Communication and language 5) Intellectual and cognitive Physical Development 0-3 Years This stage of development is very fast. Baby’s movements
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by Tim Seldin Montessori believed in a necessary relationship between children and their environment. Children must find a properly prepared environment if they are to fully develop their unique human potentials. In addition to determining children’s eventual height‚ hair color‚ and other physical characteristics‚ there is another cognitive plan which determines the unique emotional and intellectual qualities of each child. These qualities develop through what Montessori referred to as "the sensitive
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Influences that affect children and young people’s development. Background: There are different things that can affect a child’s development in their background these are just a few of them: - Family brake up A new partner of the parents/carer Bereavement A family brake up can be really stressful for the child and may even influence the development as the child could get very upset‚ could lash out at people‚ could go very quiet‚ could stop eating and could even stop talking as
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The value of observation in the assessment of a child is very important because that is how you get to know a child better. While observing how a child interacts with their peers‚ adults‚ and how they behave in different settings‚ you are getting to know the child without speaking to them. It also provides us with information by helping us to determine where a child stands in his or her development. This information can be used to put together activities that can help the child’s progress. It also
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Unit 1. Understanding child and young persons development Children and young people are different in many ways especially in their growth and development. However‚ they have similar patterns which as parents‚ healthcare professionals and school practitioners we must be aware of. For instance‚ we can observe a child’s physical development and communication skills to examine if the child is at the correct stage at the correct age. Other things we may look out for are the social aspects and emotional
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child development - birth-19 years most babies will start to respond quickly as soon as born‚ babies grow quickly and some develop quicker than others. it is most important for parents to have all the right skills for their children to grow and develop in all area’s e.g physical‚ intelectual‚language‚emotional‚social. physical development 0-3months- babies tend to sleep most of the time and they grow fast. They need opurtunities where they can play and exercise with different kinds of toys
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