Development Stages children 0-8
Assignment 1.
1. Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years, 3-5 years and 5-8 years.
0-2 Years
Newborn babies grow extremely quickly. During ‘Infancy’, which lasts from birth to eighteen months, babies change from a helpless newborn, to a child who can lift up their own head at three months, sit up unsupported at six months, walk at sixteen months and kick and throw a ball at two years old.
Newborn babies actually lose some of their birth weight to begin with, but then begin to gain on average 18-19 grams per day.
From the age of three months, babies will grow 2.5-3.8 centimetres in length and gain 700-900 grams in weight, each month.
From six months of age, the growth rate slows to around 450-600 grams a month and by their first birthday, babies have almost tripled their birth weight and measure around 25 centimetres.
There is a very rapid change in development between the ages of one and two. They are now on the move and eager to discover the world. This means that there safety is more at risk, as they are in to everything and can now climb stairs, open cupboards and even sometimes open front doors! Parents have to add safety precautions to their homes, such as door and cupboard locks and stair gates, to ensure the child’s safety and well being.
During this time, children begin to understand that they are their own person and that they can own their own toys and possessions. They have no concept of sharing.
During their second year, children understand many words, although as they can’t control their impulses, they don’t respond to commands very often and regularly have to be physically lifted down, or moved away.
Toddlers are often afraid of separation and do not understand that their parent will come back, when they are left with someone else.
3-5 Years
From three to five years, a child’s motor skills change dramatically.
At three, they can run around obstacles, catch large balls and throw them
1. Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years, 3-5 years and 5-8 years.
0-2 Years
Newborn babies grow extremely quickly. During ‘Infancy’, which lasts from birth to eighteen months, babies change from a helpless newborn, to a child who can lift up their own head at three months, sit up unsupported at six months, walk at sixteen months and kick and throw a ball at two years old.
Newborn babies actually lose some of their birth weight to begin with, but then begin to gain on average 18-19 grams per day.
From the age of three months, babies will grow 2.5-3.8 centimetres in length and gain 700-900 grams in weight, each month.
From six months of age, the growth rate slows to around 450-600 grams a month and by their first birthday, babies have almost tripled their birth weight and measure around 25 centimetres.
There is a very rapid change in development between the ages of one and two. They are now on the move and eager to discover the world. This means that there safety is more at risk, as they are in to everything and can now climb stairs, open cupboards and even sometimes open front doors! Parents have to add safety precautions to their homes, such as door and cupboard locks and stair gates, to ensure the child’s safety and well being.
During this time, children begin to understand that they are their own person and that they can own their own toys and possessions. They have no concept of sharing.
During their second year, children understand many words, although as they can’t control their impulses, they don’t respond to commands very often and regularly have to be physically lifted down, or moved away.
Toddlers are often afraid of separation and do not understand that their parent will come back, when they are left with someone else.
3-5 Years
From three to five years, a child’s motor skills change dramatically.
At three, they can run around obstacles, catch large balls and throw them