CACHE - Understand child and young person development Task 1.1 Physical Development 0-3 Years Babies are able to support their bodies by lying on their back. This shows that the back is strong enough to support their weight. Their head can turn to one side‚ which shows that their neck muscles have developed‚ and are in the first stages of developing physical mobility. Babies show reflexes e.g. sucking. When a baby is born‚ they adapt to their surroundings and have the natural instincts to suckle
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Running Head: Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Environmental Problems in Prenatal Development Abstract For my research topic‚ I chose environmental problems in prenatal development. I chose this topic because I have a great interest in prenatal development and the care the mother provides that will negatively affect the fetus while it is still developing. Learning about the problems that occur will be an enormous advantage with my future career in nursing. Throughout my
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Stages of Ego Development Psychology 230 Robert Wheeler June 13‚ 2014 Crystal Warren According to Loevinger’s “Theory of Ego Development”‚ the ego is the struggle to comprehend‚ understand‚ and organize the experiences of life; the sense of self or ego changes‚ based on experiences and challenges faced throughout life‚ therefore‚ the ego is in constant conflict. Loevinger developed a theory based on the stages of cognitive development and how it influences the personality. There are three primary
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Prenatal Development: The Stages and Risks of Prenatal Development Ivy Tech University Jaime Heineman Pregnancy is an exciting time for the mother as well as her friends and family. It is an experience which has every emotion you can think of: joy‚ fear‚ curiosity‚ anxiety‚ and expectation. It is natural to be excited and afraid at the same time. Many expecting mothers are aware of the things they need to do and the things that they should avoid in order for their baby to grow and
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babies are conceived and the living stages which we go through. We never acknowledge the fact that we could do things to psychologically to improve our growth all the way from prenatal to late adult lives. As a developmental psychologist‚ I am aware that humans go through four main stages in our lives: Prenatal‚ Childhood‚ Adolescence‚ and Adulthood. Each stage functions differently so it’s imperative to know how we can improve every stage. The first stage is prenatal. A strategy I would share with
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impact to shape a prenatal development. The first argument that I have that I believe that nurture has a bigger impact on prenatal development is that while the mother is pregnant depending on her surrounds and the situation she lives in can affect her meaning if she does any type of drugs that can affect the development. The second argument is that is the mother living a healthy lifestyle meaning a well-balanced diet that can be very beneficial for the child during that development stage. And the final
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eight stages in Psychosocial Development according to Erik Erikson. There is Infancy‚ Early childhood‚ Preschool‚ School Age‚ Adolescence‚ Young adulthood‚ Middle Adulthood‚ and Maturity. Infancy stage is the sense of trust and with lack of trust mistrust will occur. Early child childhood around the age of 2 to 3 the child will begin to become independent which will lead to the feeling of success‚ such as toileting. At the preschool age 3 to 5 the child will be beginning the exploring stage this will
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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: Average 4-year-olds gain the ability to cut straight lines and cut out shapes with scissors. They usually have a noticeable preference for the right or left hand. They are able to participate more in self care by brushing their own teeth and‚ for the most part‚ dressing and undressing themselves. Most 4-year-olds can run‚ jump and ride a tricycle. Their sense of balance is increasing‚ and they’re able to stand on one foot for at least 5 seconds. Four-year-olds are learning how
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Factors affecting Prenatal Development The elaborate details of life begin with a single cell that develops into a full term fetus within approximately 40 weeks‚ 280 days or 10 lunar months. The course of this pre-natal development is divided into three main periods: germinal‚ embryonic‚ and fetal. In order to have a healthy baby at the end of the term‚ there are a few factors which have to be kept in mind by the mother. 1. Maternal nutrition Fetus gets the nourishment from maternal blood
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