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Child Development Task (From Birth – 19 Years) center850009088120September 21‚ 2014 Megan smith1000000September 21‚ 2014 Megan smith New-born Reflexes Root Reflex – This reflex is normally present from birth and begins when the baby’s mouth is touched. The baby with turn their head and open their mouth and “root” in the direction of the touching. This helps the baby find the bottle or breast to begin feeding. Suck Reflex – When the roof of a baby’s mouth is touched they will begin to suck
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Age Physical Development Social & Emotional Behavioural Development Moral Cognitive & Intellectual Development Communication Development Birth - 3 months Fast growth and asleep for a lot of the time‚swallowing‚ sucking‚ rooting‚ grasps your finger cries to communicate‚ knows parents voice & stops to listen‚ responds to smiles‚ only aware of their own needs‚ Recognises parents‚ and mum’s smell in relation to feeding‚ feels objects with their mouth‚ responds to different sounds and
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Children’s learning and development has been influenced greatly by a wide range of psychologists and early theorists over the years‚ who have conducted a range of research methods such as‚ observations‚ experiments‚ and interviews. Without early theorists conducting this research‚ our children’s education and developmental psychology would not be where it is today. Jean Piaget was one of these many theorists. Jean Piaget was born in Neuchatel‚ Switzerland in 1896 and died in 1980. He was a scientist
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Unit title: Understand child and young person development Unit number: CYP Core 3 Question 4 4.1 Analyse the importance of early identification of speech‚ language and communication delays and disorders and the potential risks of late recognition. It is essential that speech‚ language and communication delays and disorders are noticed early so the relevant interventions can be used to support the child or young person. Answer the questions below. 1. How can observation be used to identify speech
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Physical development is concerned with the biological changes of the body and the brain. It includes genetics‚ a foetus’s growth in the mother’s womb‚ the birth process‚ brain development and the acquisition of fine motor skills; it also encompasses behaviours that promote and impede health and environmental factors that influence physical growth. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010‚ p. 5). I have chosen to evaluate the physical developmental stage of middle childhood‚ children the ages of six to ten years
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the main development of a child from the age range 0 – 2 years‚ 3 – 5 years and 5 – 8 years. Development is the process of learning new skills in all areas of life. When we talk about child development we use the baseline of an ’average child ’. Most children will go through the same stages of development but not necessarily at the same age/time. Some children may miss a stage altogether e.g. Missing out crawling and going straight to walking. When thinking about child development‚ although
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Example development plan Child’s name ………………………………… Age ……………………. Key person / home link ………………………… Today’s date ……………………. Interests observed / individual needs of the child Eg. Enjoys block building‚ looking at books‚ being outdoors‚ water tray and buckets. Gaining confidence climbing steps‚ developing manipulation skills whilst using scissors. Information provided by parent/carer/by child about own likes‚ dislikes Eg. Interests at home Aims/targets/purpose
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tag-playing relate to school and the progression of the mind for elementary aged children? Evidence from a number of sources shows a direct correlation between physical activity and the development of cognitive ability. Before we examine this relationship‚ it is important to first understand why the question is controversial. Gym class and physical activity during the school day was not always mandatory for students in grade school. (7) Some teachers would argue that gym class should not be associated
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PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT It is very important to recognise and respond to any concerns with child/young person development because children who are not reaching development norms may well require additional support‚ or help from a professional person‚ or it could be emotional distress or help at home they need. A child is assessed one it starts nursery this is done by observing the child and writing down your assessment s in a file for each child and then this can be compared to the development norms
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