From birth through to adulthood children continually grow, develop, and learn. A child’s development can be measured through social, emotional, intellectual, physical and language developmental milestones. In general, child development progresses from head to toe. Beginning at the top of the body and gradually moving downwards from inner to outer. Firstly gaining control of muscles close to the head and then moving outwards so the large muscles in the shoulders and upper arms/thighs are first and the extremities last from simple to complex; children progress from simple words to complex sentences from general to specific; emotional responses involve the whole body in young babies but may involve only the face in an older child It is important to understand how children develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually and to know that all areas of development
Children need toys that can challenge their movements, creativity, interactions, and intelligence. Firstly, with advanced technology, toys have been programmed to do specific things (e.i., move) with the push of a button. These toys can catch the child’s attention and can cause them to become inactive. Being inactive can limit the child’s motor skills. “Motor skills are actions that involve the movement of muscles in the body” (Ken R. Wells).
In early childhood children have an abundance of energy that they have a hard time controlling. In this stage children run instead of walking. They jump and skip showing the exuberant amount of energy that they have. During early childhood gross and fine motor skills are starting to become refined. A child’s hand eye coordination improves and they develop the ability to do tasks such as jump rope, hit a ball and use things such as pencils and crayons with better control.
This paper will discuss the important stages in the development as to how the child changes from physical, emotional, social, and cognitive perspective throughout this time period. Physical Change Physical changes in early childhood are accompanied by rapid changes in the child’s cognitive and language development. From the beginning of birth they use all their senses to attend to their environment. They begin to develop a sense of cause and effect from their actions and the responses of caregivers. As the new born grows into a young person he can take care of his or her own body and interact effectively with others.
Speech and Language development is their understanding and gathering of language, developing their vocabulary and body language (non- verbal communication). Physical Development Birth From birth babies have little control over their bodies and movements. Their movements are linked with a series of reflexes. * Root reflex- begins when the corner of the mouth is touched * Moro reflex- occurs when the baby is startled by a loud sound or movement * Suck reflex- rooting helps the baby become ready to suck * Grasp reflex- stroking the palm of the hand
| | |The baby has good head control from 4 to 6 |The baby prefers complicated things to look at |The baby can manage to feed him or her self. | | |months. |from six months and enjoys bright colours. |The baby enjoys peek-a-boo games. | | |From 6 to 9 months the baby can sit up |The baby can now follow simple instructions e.g |The
For example, a six-month-old baby learns how to sit up with some support, a 12-month-old baby learns to pull up to a stand holding onto furniture, and a five-year-old learns to skip. All of these particular stages play a crucial part in the evolution of a child’s being, in chapter 5 case studies focused on many different aspects of a child’s psyche including these stages. However some of the focus was partially on social-emotional, cognitive and physical benefits of physical activity. Physical activity is something I believe not only children should participate but also everyone takes part in; health is the most critical aspect of your being. Being
Assignment 1 Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2, 3-5, 5-8 years During pregnancy and from birth, right through to early adulthood, children grow and develop in various stages and in various ways. Every child is unique and individual and will develop at his own rate. Development stages for children are measured by realistic milestones in the form of functional skill sets that children can achieve at specific ages. The age ranges are used to help check how a child is developing although the actual age that a child, who is developing normally, reaches those set of tasks is broad ranging in each case. There are 5 stages that typical development is measured in from new-born to 8 years old.
Mental representation enables children to rely on memory, perception and repetition in order to solve problems. Through mental representation children associate symbols and objects with other forms of information that is related. Toddlers are interested in playing “make believe”, often imitating others or imagining they are somewhere else using associations with objects or symbols. Piaget’s believes that children develop in a stage like process, others believe developmental flows. There are some infants that are capable in surpassing stages well before Piaget’s
In a babies second year a babies physical development will continue and develop quickly. They will start to develop fine motor skills such as being able to hold small objects, dressing and undressing and will also enjoy climbing. Most babies at this stage will be walking. In their third year when they are toddlers they will be running and walking with more confidence, enjoy looking at books and feeding themselves. Communication and Intellectual development starts from the moment a baby is born.