There are many types of development when it comes to life. These are: 1. Physical development is the process that starts in human infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on uncivilized and acceptable motor skills as well as puberty. Physical development involves developing control over the body, particularly muscles and physical coordination. 2.
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.
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 201 Child and young person development Outcome 1 Know the main stages of child and young persons development 1.1 Describe the expected patterns of children and young persons development from birth to 19 years, to include. From birth, a child will start to grow and learn. Through nurture and stimulation they will learn movements, speech and language, and what is right and wrong. Through nurseries and schools they will learn social skills. Life skills will teach them about behaviour and emotional development.
As the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. Because these developmental changes may be strongly influenced by genetic factors and events during prenatal life, genetics and prenatal development are usually included as part of the study of child development. Related terms include developmental psychology, referring to development throughout the lifespan, and paediatrics, the branch of medicine relating to the care of children. Developmental change may occur as a result of genetically-controlled processes known as maturation, or as a result of environmental factors and learning, but most commonly involves an interaction between the two. It may also occur as a result of human nature and our ability to learn from our environment.
1-2 Years- PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Around this age toddlers begin to progress from crawling to walking by pulling themselves up onto objects and holding onto things for support like sofa's or table's. By doing this they
| Sequence and Rate of Growth Sequence and Rate of Growth Also refining many of their skills. May start to have hobbies and interests which will need practice e.g. dance or sport. More control over finer movements. Girls particularly will show early signs of puberty around 10-11, boys usually later on.
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.
The most obvious developmental strand that occurs in infancy is physical development. Growth is the main job of an infant and they are constantly increasing in size and weight very rapidly. Babies learn to control their muscles and movements and therefore start to define their gross and fine motor skills. Learning gross motor skills enables an infant to develop the appropriate strength and balance to begin learning the basics of standing up, walking and running. Fine motor skills develop early on in infancy to allow babies to grasp things and build up strength in their hands.
Understand child and young person development Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth – 19 years. 1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 years. The term ‘development’ refers not to the physical growth of the children, but to the skills and knowledge that they are developing. Obviously, the two are interconnected as growth impacts enormously on children’s development, so neural growth affects the way that children are able to think. It is usual when looking at child development to divide it into the following areas.