It may also occur as a result of human nature and our ability to learn from our environment. Human beings have a keen sense to adapt to their surroundings and this is what child development encompasses. Each child usually develops at the same rate as another child. |Age |Intellectual |Social / Emotional |Language |Gross motor |Fine Motor | |Infant – Birth to |Learns about things with |Attaches to mother and |Vocalises, squeals |Lifts head first then |Reaches for objects| |one year |hands and mouth |father, begins to |and imitates sounds, |chest, rolls over, pulls|and picks up small | | |
Every child develops at a different rate, however there is a basic order in which development occurs in children and through which progress can be measured and assessed. A child’s development generally occurs in the following ways From head to toe From inner to outer From simple to complex From general to specific A child’s development can be further broken down in to the following areas: Physical Development Social and emotional Development Intellectual Development Language Development. All these areas of development are as important as the others and they all intertwine and impact on the others. Development moves quickly in early years with the milestones being close together. Physical Development Within weeks of birth, a baby starts to smile in response to sounds and environments around him.
Understanding Children and Young Person’s Development Unit 2 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years old. Physical development is usually very rapid early on in the child’s development. This can be noticed within just weeks of a baby being born, a baby will begin to start smiling and responding to sounds and things going on around them. By around the age of 6 months their muscle will begin to develop and they will then clasp on to objects of all kinds and will also put the objects in to their mouths. Around the age of 12 months old they will begin to start moving around, the way a child of this age moves varies in many ways depending on the child.
Children’s development is continuous and can be measured in a number of different ways. Although children and young people will develop at different rates from birth to adult hood. The child’s development process is measured in a sequence of events. The sequence in how children develop is usually the same such as; walking, a child has to be walking in order for them to develop more so they can start running or jumping. Development is often referred to on a timeline and is broken down into ages.
Babies at around this mile stone will also be able to point to objects and deliberately throw objects. From the age of around 9 months babies will stand by themselves and move around the room by holding on to the furniture and eventually walk without being assisted. Communication and intellectual development. The pattern that babies intellectually developer and communicate if firstly by crying when they need something such as feeding or they in pain. They will learn to coo and turn their heads to the direction of the sound.
They start looking at their own hands and feet, sucking on their fingers, this also helps them to understand how the legs and arms are attached to the babies body. Most babies begin to enjoy social stimulation, with smiling and responding to touching people and interacting to their own touch. From three to six months old, social interaction become important in the babies development, most babies begin to smile, laugh and respond when their name is called out. The child behavioral milestones begin to come out, with babies not understanding their intentional behavior for example, when a baby finds a marker pen and would begin to draw over a freshly painted wall or wooden floor, your baby doesn't understand that this is unacceptable behavior and would continue to draw and explore. Also babies have no concept of sharing with others, grabbing or snatching toys from other babies
Babies have very little control over their bodies but by 12 months usually have some degree of mobility, crawling /rolling. In their 2nd year most babies will begin to walk. They will begin pointing, holding small objects and start to feed themselves. In their 3rd year they will start to have more control over pencils and crayons and enjoy looking at books. They should be able to use cups and feed themselves.
At birth babies depend on reflexes for movements to enable them 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. Between 1 and 2 years Walking will begin and toys will be pulled or pushed along whilst walking. They enjoy trying to feed themselves with finger foods.
UNIT 1: Understand the development of Children and Young People in Residential Care 1.1.- Research and then explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of normal development from birth – 19 years. Understanding development as a progression by which children change throughout different stages improving skills, behaviours and knowledge of themselves and the world around them. Normal development of children from birth to 19 is divided in different stages. Each stage is, at the same time, composed of different areas of development: Physical Intellectual (cognitive) Communication Social, emotional and behavioural Moral BIRTH TO 3 YEARS In this stage children develop in all different areas extremely rapidly. Physically: Gross and fine motor skills are improved learning to co-ordinate movement.
Within weeks of being born a baby will start to smile and respond to sounds and environments around them. By 6 months as their muscles begin to develop they will reach for and hold objects which they will also put into their mouths. By one year old they are beginning to crawl or shuffle, pulling or pushing on furniture to stand and then cruise using furniture or adult for support. Sitting has progressed to unaided and they are rolling from their front to their back. They are beginning to be inquisitive with objects, passing them between hands, handling them in different ways and looking for things that are hiding.