At 7-8 months of age a child should begin to stand with some support. By 8 months, the child will begin crawling on their hands and knees with help. At 12 months a child will then use index finger and thumb to pick up small objects and can point to objects with the index finger. 12 to 24 Months The ability for a child to stand alone takes a bit longer so usually about 12-14 months a child would be walking. Between 13 and 15 months, walking skills increase and can begin to walk, a child may walk holding onto the furniture although some children may be walking unaided.
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.
Physical Development: From birth a baby will start its development journey. At first a baby will lay on their back, then start lifting their head and kicking and will become fascinated by their own fingers and hand movements. By six months old, a baby can grasp objects, transfer them from hand to hand and as their head control is much improved, it becomes inevitable that with any object held, an attempt to put it in their mouth will be made. Mobility starts around the 9 month stage, starting off as rolling then progressing to shuffling, crawling, then finally attempts at walking unaided at 12 months. Every child is different and some children can go from shuffling to walking attempts, missing a big milestone such as crawling.
They can also hop on one foot, walk up and down stairs alone and is able to hold a fork with 3 fingers instead of a fist. By 5 years old, the child should be able to draw shapes and patterns and be able to ride a bike alone. By 6 years old they should be able to tie their own shoe laces and play an instrument such as a recorder. 10-18 Around this stage of physical development, girls and boys start puberty. Girl’s ovaries produce oestrogen, so they can now be able to have children and their periods start.
Language development: • A six month old baby will be able to make a variety of happy sounds. • will respond to music and singing • will mirror their parent’s movements and expressions. 6 TO 12 MONTHS BABY Physical development: • The toddler will have learnt to sit first with support, and then without. • will be able to roll over • he will begin to crawl or shuffle • he will be able to stand with support • he will raise his arms when he wants to be lifted • he will respond to his name • he will pass objects from hand to hand • Look for things that have been hidden and reach for food. Social and emotional development: • Baby will develop “Separation Anxiety” (some babies develop it earlier or
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 One 1. Summarise the main development of a child from the age range of 0-2 years, 3-5 years and 5-8 years. Children grow in various ways throughout their development stages, each child is different and should be treated as such, there are five development stages during the first eight years, and these consist of; Physical Development, After a baby is born physical contact begins when they lie on their backs, touch their toes and discover their fingers, as time goes on they become more agile and a child will be able to crawl and shuffle around, they may also attempt to walk unaided. At two they should be walking and throwing a ball, but is likely to lack confidence in catching a ball. By three a child will have learnt most methods of movement, they will be able to walk backwards and sideways, and may even jump from low heights, they should also be able to ride a tricycle.
MAIN STAGES OF CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON DEVELOPMENT The expected pattern of children and young adults developments from birth to 19 years are broken into different areas. It is important to remember each child is unique and will develop at different rates and in their own way. Areas of development are broken into 3 different areas. These include: COMMUNICATION AND INTELLECTUAL * Developing creative and imaginative skills * Using skills in different ways * Using language to explain reasoning * Problem solving * Decision making SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL * Taking turns * Co-operating with others * Developing social skills * Developing self–esteem and self-expression * Learning about the feelings of others PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT * Fine motor skills: using smaller muscles (writing, threading, painting and drawing * Gross motor skills: using larger muscles (running, jumping, hoping, skipping and balance) * General coordination * Hand-eye coordination PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT 0-3 YEARS When children are first born they have little control over their bodies. They will show a series of reflexes such as grasping or sucking.
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. The aspects of development that children are measured on are physical, language, social and emotional, and intellect. From birth through to adulthood children continually grow, develop, and learn.
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.