Each area supports another rather than just one at a time. It is important to look at a child’s growth and development holistically as there are many factors that will affect the way the child’s brain develops from birth. This is known as brain wiring. The stages of development as a child grows are examples of the ‘normal’ milestones that children reach at a certain age. It is important to understand and remember that although children usually develop in the same sequence, the rate of their development can vary from child to child and will vary with regards to each child’s abilities, gender, race and needs.
The type of play that is found in early childhood are things that use their hands, and minds. Using games/toys helps kids interact with other kids to create a social environment and comfort. Play also helps children learn in many ways (Myers 2012). You usually find kids playing with blocks, building things, and games that use their imagination (Guyton 2011, p. 52). Rattle your Brain uses their hands, ears and minds so they can increase those senses in their development.
The sequence that children will follow has quite an obvious pattern with the child learning to hold their head up before they can sit, to sit independently before they can stand, to stand independently before they can walk and to walk confidently before they can run. Some children may miss out a certain sequence e.g. they may never crawl, however as long as they are progressing in their development and moving onto the next sequence there is no need for intervention or additional support. The rate of development will vary from child to child, one child may be walking unaided at 10 months old (which would be considered as a fast rate of development) where as another child may achieve this at 24 months (which would be considered as a slow rate of development). By ways of tracking and mapping out a child’s development and using milestones to give an idea of a typical child’s development for a particular age, it is easier to identify if a child is struggling in a certain area of development.
Piaget's Theory According to Piaget, children in the earliest stages of life, from birth to 2 years, exist in a sensory-motor stage, where they learn to move and operate their bodies as well as begin to understand simple symbols. In this early stage, children are curious about their environment and begin to learn how to interpret it in sensible ways. The next stage is called preoperational thought and lasts from the ages of 2 until 7. In this stage, children develop stable concepts, mental reasoning and imagination. What is distinct and important about Piaget's views is that he considered imagination and play to be crucial to enable every child to develop his own sense of self and to foster healthy learning habits.
Although all children will develop at different rates and in different ways, the sequence in which they develop will be roughly the same as they need to have developed one skill, for example walking, before they move on to develop another such as running and jumping. 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. Ages 0 - 3 years 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.
Nothing in this world is more important than learning how and why your body and mind change so drastically. In Early childhood, children grow and develop “slower than they did during the first two years of life” Berk, L. E. (2010). These children become taller and thinner, they also have new bone growth, and they begin to loose their “primary teeth” Berk, L. E. (2010). During early childhood balance, motor control, and thinking are all increased; while the “reticular formation, hippocampus, and corpus callosum, are also developing at an equally rapid rate” Berk, L. E. (2010). As children continue to grow and loose the “baby fat”, they all slim down.
Unit 022 Outcome 1 AC 2 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important. In terms of development some aspects follow a definite sequence especially when it comes to physical development. For example a baby needs to know how to lift their head before they sit up,toddlers need to learn to walk before they can run and in terms of communication they will need to recognise words before they can talk. Although these sequences of development are typical in all children,the speed and rate at which they can develop can change in individual children. Some babies may sit unsupported at 7 months but some can take a bit longer.
Piaget Chart Brandyn Schmeltz University Phoenix Sensori-motor | Birth to 2 years old | Behavior is on the perceptions he or she do have. Unable to think about things unless this is happening at he or she present time. If any certain object is seen that is what they pay attention to at that moment. | Example: When children are doing learning trial and error like he or she properties. Using a container and repeatedly putting the lid on and off until the individual finds the best way for the shapes to be able to fit together.
CYP 3.1 1.1 – Children’s development is continuous and can be measured in a number of different ways. Although all children develop at different rates, and in different ways, the sequence in which they develop will roughly be the same as they need to have developed one skill, e.g. walking, before they can move on and develop further skills, such as running and jumping. Development is often referred to as on a timeline and is broken down into ages. As development is more rapid in early years, the first few milestones start by being quite close together, before becoming further apart as a baby becomes a child then a young adult.
Each and every child develops at differing rates; there development also goes through periods of peaks and troughs, right from the very beginning a child learns to react to different situations, recognising familiar faces and smells. Milestones are set to keep tract of children’s development and to highlight any problem areas. Although every child is different and the speed in which they reach set mile stones can vary hugely the sequence in which these milestones are achieved vary very little. A young baby will generally learn to hold its head before it can sit, then roll over before its starts to crawl, a toddler learns to walk before it can run, say single words before full sentences, although some children may skip some of the milestones set they generally follow the same sequence of event, although there are exceptions to every rule, they do tend to be just that. Physical development is the growth of movement skills in both fine and gross motor skills and development in hand to eye co-ordination.