CE114-02: Early Childhood Development
Developmental Milestones: Birth to Age Two
Unit 5 Project
CE114-02: Early Childhood Development
Birth to Age 1
Age 1 to Age 2
Physical and Motor
1. Lifts head
Strategy: Place baby on tummy to encourage lifting head.
2. At 6 months babies can grab and grasp objects.
Strategy: Hand the baby a toy, rattle or ball to shake and hold.
3. Rolling over
Strategy: A mobile, helping them move their legs back and forth and placing a cool toy by them.
1. Points to items
Strategy: Place interesting objects in toddler’s environment.
2. Pincer grasp (thumb and forefingers)
Strategy: self-feeding with cheerios. Give lots of objects that can be easily grasped.
3. Balance improves and eye-hand coordination becomes …show more content…
Developmental milestone is a skill a child acquires within a specific time frame but, the development of each child will be different from other children because each child will develop at their own pace. Child milestone will develop in a sequential fashion and each milestone that a child acquires builds on the last child development milestone developed (Child Development Guide, 2007). There is no penalty for being cautious about a growing child, and if there is a problem acting early can make all the difference (Healthy Mind, 2015).
Genes and the environment affect every characteristic (Beal, 2010). Nature always affects nurture, and nurture always affects nature. In development, nature refers to the traits, capacities, and limitations that each individual inherits genetically from his or her parents at the moment of conception (Beal, 2010). Nature includes serotonin in the brain and physiological maturation that can affect development. Biological and environmental issues can affect critical and sensitive periods of development. Poor maternal nutrition can permit normal infant development, delaying or damaging motor skills (Beal, …show more content…
This is everything from the mother’s nutrition while pregnant to the cultural influences in the nation. Nurture includes parental smoking and sleeping position (Beal, 2010). Exposure to environmental toxins such as lead paint or heavy and constant exhaust fumes also becomes a biological factor in infant development, in utero and after birth. If diseases or disorders are pass through heredity which can cause a delay in development (Beal, 2010). The environment affects every trait as well, in ways that change as maturational, cultural, and historical processes unfold. Genes themselves can be modified through epigenetic factors, including drugs and nutrition (Berger, 2011).
Culture is evident in sensory and motor development, as brain networks respond to the particulars of each infant’s life and culture affects development is reading books to toddlers, a behavior that advances language development. Some families use other ways to foster literacy instead of reading books (Berger, 2011).
From the earliest moments of life, the interaction of heredity and the environment works to shape who children are and who they will become (Berger, 2011).While the genetic instructions a child inherits from his parents may set out a road map for development, the environment can impact how these directions are expressed, shaped or event silenced. The complex interaction of
Unit 5 Project
CE114-02: Early Childhood Development
Birth to Age 1
Age 1 to Age 2
Physical and Motor
1. Lifts head
Strategy: Place baby on tummy to encourage lifting head.
2. At 6 months babies can grab and grasp objects.
Strategy: Hand the baby a toy, rattle or ball to shake and hold.
3. Rolling over
Strategy: A mobile, helping them move their legs back and forth and placing a cool toy by them.
1. Points to items
Strategy: Place interesting objects in toddler’s environment.
2. Pincer grasp (thumb and forefingers)
Strategy: self-feeding with cheerios. Give lots of objects that can be easily grasped.
3. Balance improves and eye-hand coordination becomes …show more content…
Developmental milestone is a skill a child acquires within a specific time frame but, the development of each child will be different from other children because each child will develop at their own pace. Child milestone will develop in a sequential fashion and each milestone that a child acquires builds on the last child development milestone developed (Child Development Guide, 2007). There is no penalty for being cautious about a growing child, and if there is a problem acting early can make all the difference (Healthy Mind, 2015).
Genes and the environment affect every characteristic (Beal, 2010). Nature always affects nurture, and nurture always affects nature. In development, nature refers to the traits, capacities, and limitations that each individual inherits genetically from his or her parents at the moment of conception (Beal, 2010). Nature includes serotonin in the brain and physiological maturation that can affect development. Biological and environmental issues can affect critical and sensitive periods of development. Poor maternal nutrition can permit normal infant development, delaying or damaging motor skills (Beal, …show more content…
This is everything from the mother’s nutrition while pregnant to the cultural influences in the nation. Nurture includes parental smoking and sleeping position (Beal, 2010). Exposure to environmental toxins such as lead paint or heavy and constant exhaust fumes also becomes a biological factor in infant development, in utero and after birth. If diseases or disorders are pass through heredity which can cause a delay in development (Beal, 2010). The environment affects every trait as well, in ways that change as maturational, cultural, and historical processes unfold. Genes themselves can be modified through epigenetic factors, including drugs and nutrition (Berger, 2011).
Culture is evident in sensory and motor development, as brain networks respond to the particulars of each infant’s life and culture affects development is reading books to toddlers, a behavior that advances language development. Some families use other ways to foster literacy instead of reading books (Berger, 2011).
From the earliest moments of life, the interaction of heredity and the environment works to shape who children are and who they will become (Berger, 2011).While the genetic instructions a child inherits from his parents may set out a road map for development, the environment can impact how these directions are expressed, shaped or event silenced. The complex interaction of