Physical development at this stage is usually very rapid. At birth babies depend on reflexes for movements to enable them to feed or grasp whenever they touch something. By age one; they have much more control over their bodies. They are beginning to crawl, shuffle, pulling or pushing on things to stand etc.…
Birth and infancy 0-3 years | Birth-3 months: Her motor controls started to develop,(able to move her head side to side, arms legs and feet) 3-6 months :She was able to lift her head up while lying on her belly, and kick her legs, and at 6 months she was able to roll on to her stomach 6-12 months: She was able to sit up without support and could now crawl, and was able to walk with some assistance 1-2 years: She was able to take a few steps without help, and was able to crawl up the stairs, and she started to grow her first teeth. 2-3 years: She was able to walk with a smoother pattern, and was able to jump over small obstacles e.g. garden toys, and was able to climb up a small ladder for a slide. | Birth-4 months: Her vision will go through many stages in the first couple of months. She will start recognising voices and will respond to them by making noises or moving her mouth when someone talks to her. Her memory will improve, she will remember certain people 6 -12 months: she increased on her non-verbal form of communication, and sometimes used body gestures. Her concentration skills developed; she holds interest in some toys longer than others. She became familiar with her everyday routine. Her ability to understand language developed faster than her ability to talk e.g. she would recognise her name, and look at the objects mentioned while you are talking. She became more curious, and since she could crawl, it allowed her to explore the house/ her surrounding; by opening cupboards, draws and looking under the bed. 1-3 years: She was able to link objects to events e.g. she realised that when she dropped her toy her mum or any…
| 1.1 | Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years |…
A baby will first learn to become mobile and support his own body. Around the age of 2 years they are generally walking and running. Intellectually they begin to recognise their carers and develop a memory for actions and sounds. They develop co-ordination and begin to enjoy role play and music. A baby’s language begins to develop from the moment they are born in the form of crying. They begin to gurgle and coo and then laugh and imitate sounds. Between the ages of 9 to 12 months they are able to respond to simple instructions and know some basis words. By the age of 2 they are quite vocal and have a vocabulary of around 50 words. A baby’s emotional development begins soon after they are aware of other people. They begin to smile at the age of 5 to 6 weeks and begin to recognise their carer from around the age of 3 months. They slowly begin to form a sense of self and other people. A baby’s social development includes learning to play, self-feed and enjoying music. By the age of 1 they are much more confident.…
Around this stage a child will be very aware of what they are thinking, for example if they are happy, upset or angry and will clearly be able to demonstrate and show this. The child will be able to count if prompted and begin to have basic conversations as well as start to remember nursery rhymes. During this stage a child will begin to explore patterns in speech as well as enjoy hearing sounds which are similar sounding.…
Physical | Beginning to move , sit up, crawl, grasp objects and walking, exploring new things and climbing. | Riding a bike, swimming, running faster, able to eat with a knife and fork. | Able to aim and throw balls on targets, cutting straight with scissors are now easy. | Growth and changes to their bodies, starting of puberty. |…
0-3 Physical development from birth is usually very quick, within the first few weeks of being born a baby will smile and start responding to sounds and environments. Gradually their muscles start to develop and by 6 months they will start reaching for and holding objects. Around the time a baby reaches one year they are beginning to crawl, and can roll from front to back. Using furniture to aid themselves in standing or using adult support to start taking some first steps. They are now able to sit unaided. Hand eye coordination starts improving as they pass objects between both hands. Teeth may start to show and more solid food will be introduced to them. As they move towards the age of two a child will begin walking and using toys to push and pull while they are walking. Picking objects up in different ways, building small towers and starting to show a preference for one hand. Pointing at their choices and waving and using their head to tell you yes or no. Between two and three they will start making marks on paper and developing their fine motor skills. Gross motor skills will develop, kicking balls and throwing them.…
Development is often referred to on a timeline and is broken down in ages. As development is more rapid in early years the milestones start by being quite close together before becoming further apart as baby becomes a child and then a young adult.…
Babies will cry, babble and gurgle to communicate. They will start to recognise sounds like Mother and Fathers voice. Will repeat words, say things like Mama Dada, will be able to put words together to form a small sentence like “a cat”, will be able to recognise and explore things using their senses such as sight and touch for example playing min sand. They will learn to talk and communicate with others easily.…
Babies begin to develop both socially and emotionally by responding to voices and faces, especially their Mothers and carers and beginning to smile. They have little independence and rely on adults for comfort and reassurance, feeling secure when cuddled.…
A child grows at the fastest rate between the ages of 0-2 years. Their gross & fine motor skills are developing from the moment they are born, starting with the involuntarily kicking of legs and waving arms around as a newborn, they will then start to develop their gross motor skills by first being able to hold their own head, then they will be able to turn their head to watch an object or person, sit unaided, roll over from back to front, sit up unaided, start to crawl, stand and cruise along furniture before eventually being able to walk unaided. Then they will be able to climb up & then down stairs. By the end of this age range they will also be able to run (but will have difficulty stopping), jump and climb with ease.…
Emotional and Social: The child enjoys walk being able to walk, and is eager to try to get dressed Me do it!…
In childhood, physical development extends to skills in balance and control over the body. Emotionally, the child will continue to strengthen bonds with primary care givers and social development will move on to interactive play and forming friendships. Language and expression develop further and the child shows a capacity to learn new information and skills as well as learning about and conforming to social and cultural "norms".…
Social and Emotional Development: They begin to develop trust as their parents meet their needs such as changing their diapers when needed, feeding them when they are hungry, and holding them when they cry. When frightened infants cry and look surprised when they are afraid. They cry to express anger, pain and hunger. It is their way of communicating. They are easily excited or upset. They need to be cradled and comforted. It seems as if they cannot tell where their bodies end and someone else’s begins. Infants smile in response to a pleasant sound or a full stomach. At about six weeks, they smile in response to someone else. By four months, they smile broadly, laugh when pleased and learn to recognize faces and voices.…
The next characteristic of infant development is social and emotional. . Babies cry to express anger, pain and hunger. It is their way of communicating. They begin to build trust as their parents or caregivers meet their needs. These needs can be met by feeding them when they are hungry, changing their diaper, and holding and comforting them when they cry. Infants smile in response to an enjoyable sound or when their tummy is full. “At…