There are considered to be five main areas of development in a child. They refer to the development of ALL areas of a child‚ both physical and mental‚ skills and knowledge. These areas are: Physical Development Intellectual (or cognitive) Language and Communication Emotional Social (or moral) development By supporting each area fully you will help a child reach his or her full potential. All areas are closely linked and need supporting at the same time. The term milestones is used
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Development of child and young person from birth to 19 years of age. 0-3 months Physical Ÿ Head circumference increases approximately 2cm per month‚ then will increases 1.5 cm per month until four months. Ÿ Increases are important as they indicate brain growth. Ÿ Skin remains sensitive and easily irritated. Ÿ Cries with tears. Ÿ Eyes begin moving together in unison. Ÿ Gums are red. Motor development Ÿ Swallowing reflex and tongue movements are immature‚ inability to move to the back of the mouth
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The Unit 1 Assessment (40670/01) Task 1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚to include; a) Physical development b)Communication and intellectual development c)Social‚emotional and behavioural development Working with Children does not only mean to keep children happy and safe.The professional adult working with children must have a complete knowledge and understanding of how they develop and learn. Expected pattern of a child’s
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Physical Development During the first year of a child’s life they will be developing in many ways‚ some noticeable and some not so noticeable. The child will be gaining weight almost triple from when they were born‚ their height‚ their sight starts to become more focused. As their muscles become stronger and the back bone develops‚ sitting and supporting themselves becomes easier‚ learning to crawl and some walk closer to their first birthday. Now the child is 2-3 their physical development will
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Outcome: Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth - 19 years. Task 1: Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth - 19 years. The aspects of development are defined as Physical‚ Social & Emotional‚ Language and Intellectual. There are different stages of development for each category‚ 0-3 years‚ 3-7 years‚ 7-12 years and 12-19 years. All children will follow the same pattern of development but at different rates and
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Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years. In the table below I have given an explanation of the sequence and rate of each different aspects of development from birth to 19 years of age. Age Group | Physical | Social | Emotional | Language | Cognitive (intellectual) | 0-6 months | There are many physical developments that a child starts to develop by 6months. Some of these include; being able to turn their heads when they hear sounds or see movements‚ when
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Moral Development. 2 1/2 Years. Toddlers learn that others share their world; others have needs and rights‚ too. At this age the child does not yet have the ability to judge something as “right” or “wrong” but they are directed by what others tell him. At this age a child doesn’t yet have the ability to realize he hurts someone when he hits them but they quickly learn that hitting is “wrong” because parents tell him so or because he gets punished for it. 3 to 4 years. A major turning point in
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emotional and social. The development is often broken down on a timeline in ages‚ from birth to being a young child the rate that children develop is very quick and milestones occur close together‚ as children get older and become teenagers the milestones occur further apart. Below is a chart to show the milestones and the rate in which they occur. Physical Emotional & Social Intellectual Language 1-2 years Babies push and pull toys around the room. The build small towers‚ will make marks on
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Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years. Child development is how a child becomes able to do more difficult things as they grow older. Development is different than growth‚ because growth only refers to the child getting bigger in size. When we talk about normal development‚ we are talking about developing skills like: Gross motor skills: these are important for major body movement such as walking‚ maintaining balance‚ coordination‚ jumping‚ and reaching
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Unit 1 Child and Young Person Development Task 1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years Children’s development can be grouped into four different aspects: physical‚ social and emotional‚ intellectual and language. The physical development of a baby in its first six months of life shows limited range of movement but the beginnings of an ability to respond to stimulus around them. They show their reaction to people‚ sounds and movement by turning
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