Ex: Lack of oxygen during birth will affect the development of the baby. Health problems - If a child suffers from health issues such as asthma, it may make them unable to take part in activities which will affect the over roll development. A child with Learning difficulties, physical disabilities or sensory deficiencies (blindness and deafness)will make it unable for them to socialize and work with other children which is a major part in helping their development, also they could be withdrawn and make them feel like they don’t belong. Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors External factors also effect a child’s development Poverty and deprivation This directly affects the development of a child since poverty and deprivation means lack of proper accommodation and food. The exposure to unhealthy environment and food increase the chance of children coming in to contact with infectious diseases.
Asthma could affect Kate emotionally because asthma could really lower Kate’s self-esteem and cause her to have anxiety or make her depressed if she is overweight. Asthma could affect Kate socially because if she is overweight she won’t want to go out with friends and so
Describe, with examples, how transitions may affect children and young people’s behaviour and development • A 13 year old whose parents are divorcing May show aggression and anger, often acting in a rebellious manner, and could take their anger out on their parents. They may not respond to discipline. They could feel guilty, believing they are be the cause of the separation. They may become more independent, not wanting to be part of the new way of life. They might have difficulty sleeping, which will have a detrimental effect on their learning.
It can affect the child in many ways as they can become nervous and anxious resulting in them becoming withdrawn and have a lack of confidence at the thought of a new school, they may be leaving close friendship groups making them upset and feeling alone. Most children will experience a new baby in the family. Younger children may find this difficult as they will still be used to having all of the attention and not understand why the family set up has changed, this could lead them to reverting back to baby ways themselves, have tantrums, be unkind to the new baby or become clingy. An older child may feel left out and become withdrawn and feel in the way, which could result in them not feeling a part of the new family. They may endure sleepless nights and loose sleep making them tired and unable to concentrate when at school.
The knowledge about the divorce effect on children less than three years old is not mature yet but for older children it can be classified as: Infants Infants do not understand divorce but they feel the change in their parent’s attitude. As result, they may lose their desire for eating and suffer from stomachache. Preschool children At the age from three to five, children may blame themselves for their parent separation. They think that they did something wrong that led to being left alone. Wet bed is a sign of fear that might be encountered in addition to being stubborn and sad most of the time.
These expectations are not always attainable either, they are simply not realistic. Harrison (1997) states that “The consensus among medical professionals, researchers, and lay people alike is clear: Regarding our children's body image, something has gone wrong.” (para. 1) Young adolescent females and males are very vulnerable to these harmful media messages. They are developing a heightened awareness of their bodies because of all the physical changes that are occurring. As a result of this, “Many teenage girls of average weight think they are overweight and are not satisfied with their bodies.
Poor bowel habits A person may ignore the urge to have the bowel movement and initiate constipation. Reasons as why people may do this is to avoid the use of public toilets, others are too busy in their works. This can lead to progressive constipation after a certain period of time. Children also might suppress the urge of bowel movement when they are undergoing toilet training or they go to some unfamiliar restrooms and this may lead to constipation in their later life. Pregnancy As there are too many hormonal changes, physical and mental stress during pregnancy, it can lead to
They may experience sadness and believe that they will never have a real or whole family again. To them, “normal life”, is a thing of the past and they are often unable to see any positive outcomes from the chaos in their life caused by their parents. If sadness of this nature is not addressed properly and is sustained for too long it can develop in to stress and/or depression. Anger can also occur if the child doesn’t fully understand or agree with the circumstances of a divorce, leading them to resentment often times causing them to act out. Being put under a lot of pressure to behave as if nothing is wrong is not fun and can cause children to avoid facing the problem by distracting themselves all in an effort to ignore the issue.
The divorce can also cause an unhappy environment for the children. The children may not like the person that their mom or dad has chosen to be with. This can cause conflicts between stepparents, parents, and children. Children would also have the mental problem of choosing which parent to live with. This can cause a child to be confused and stressed because of the love the child has for both parents.
However short-term effects of bullying for the victim may make them feel angry which can develop inside and cause a depression state of mind. Victims can feel scared/frightened of perhaps walking down where the bullying occurs. Victims avoid going to school simply because of the constant daily bullying or threats. This on the other hand can lead for the pupil to achieve low marks not doing well academically at