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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LDS - Child Development in the Early Years Within this assignment I will discuss the importance of practitioners in the children’s workforce having a good knowledge of infant and child development theory. I will demonstrate my knowledge of both infant and child developmental theory including historical theory and theories of development in the
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Task A Table 1 - Physical Development Age Range | Description of age | An example of how this impacts on another aspect of development | 0-3 Months | Children should be able to recognise people and be able to stare at them‚ they should be able to move their heads and look around as well as kicking and moving their arms | This will impact on their emotional development as they will be able to recognise when they are around people and may become distressed when left alone. | 3-6 Months | Children
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Assignment 005 Child and young person development Task A Table 1 Physical Development Age Range Description of the stage Impact on other development 0-3 months Head and eyes move together Kicks legs and waves arms As the babies begin to recognise people around them this has an impact on their emotional development as they can become distressed when people are not around. 3-6 months Sits with support Rolls over Uses arms for support when lying At this stage any activities will have an impact
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“Child and Young Person Development” Support Teaching and Learning in Schools‚ level 2 Karolina Piera Loughton 24th November 2014 Child and Young Person Development “Child development is not a matter of a single topic‚ but progresses somewhat differently for different aspects of the individual”. (Wikipedia‚ Child development) Children and young people’s development is not just a single issue. It encompasses the whole range of interactions between adults and children and between
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The following essay will define the terms ‘epigenetics’‚ ‘sensing pathways’ and ‘stress pathways’ and also explain the role they each play in brain development. Epigenetics can be defined as the effect of environmental factors on genes (Palkhivala 2010‚ p. 5). We are all born with a set of genes which act as a blueprint for development. It is the environmental factors that we experience which alter how‚ where‚ when and even if genes are expressed (McCain Mustard & Shanker 2007‚ p. 20). The study
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A child and young person’s development plan 1.1b Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: b communication and intellectual development Expected pattern development 0-3 months Communication development: Baby….. Needs to share language experiences and cooperate with others from the beginning Responds to sounds‚ particularly familiar voices and may move head towards sound. By 3 months responds to dancing‚ babble and cooing. Makes
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Unit 2.1 Child and young person development Task 2.1 Write an account which includes examples of different kinds of influences that may affect children and young people’s development. Child development is influenced by a wide range of factors such as their background‚ their health and the environment in which they are growing up. Background Children can come from a range of different family environments‚ cultures and circumstances. Many families will also go through major changes especially
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Child and Young Persons Development Main stages of a child or young persons development. Children and young people’s development from birth to 19 consist of three main aspects of development. • Physical development. • Communication and intellectual development. • Social‚ emotional and behavioural development. Physical Development Children need to master a lot of different types of movements as they grow and these can be broken down into three further categories which consist
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Development in children is gaining skills and experiences in every aspect of the child’s life. The different types of development are split into three main categories: physical development‚ communication and intellectual development and social‚ emotional and behavioural development. Physical development improves the child’s body skills such as gross motor development‚ which is using large muscles such as the muscles within arms and legs‚ and fine motor development‚ which is the use of precise muscles
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