A Childs Development is continuous and develops in stages. This can be measured in a number of ways taking a holistic approach, looking at the person as a whole . Physical, social/emotional, intellectual, communication and language. Physical Development 0-3 months. During this time the infant will sleep much of the time and will grow quite fast.
Girls particularly will show early signs of puberty around 10-11, boys usually later on. | Boys will start to grow stronger and will start to go through puberty. Girls will start to have regular periods. Growth at this stage there will be a great variety and at the end of this stage boys will often be taller than girls. | This stage the young become adults and many girls will have reached physical maturity whereas boys will continue to mature until their mid 20’s.
Outcome 1.1 Age | Physical | Communication and intellectual | Social, emotional and behavioural | NewbornBy three months | When sitting head will fall forwards and the posture is more unfurled, Gazes attentively at faces, particularly when being fed or talked to. By three months babies will be far more alert and can turn side to back, lift head and chest from the floor, arms and can be waved and brought together. The baby will engage in hand and finger play, can hold objects such as a rattle briefly before dropping. | The whole process of communication is through sounds and crying, they will also start to communicate through physical closeness. The baby will begin to coo and gurgle in response to interaction from carer.
Some people believe that girls and boys should play on the same sports team. In my opinion I don’t believe that is a good idea. Guys tend to be more competitive than girls. Boys are naturally stronger than girls and can hurt them while playing. And because having a member of the opposite sex would distract players and doesn't allow them to reach their full potential.
For girls some will start puberty at the age of about 10, their breats will start to swell and their body shapes will become more curvy and rounder. Boys tend to start
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.
There bodies change, its different for boy as it is for girls. Girls tend to hit puberty by the age of 13, and boys around the age of 14. They become more sporty as they are now physically capable to be able to compete with peers. They may become shy about asking for advice. Beginning to build the frame work of adult like such as choosing to enter into higher education.
Gross motor skills are locomotive and include skills such as; walking, running, skipping, jumping and climbing etc. where Fine motor skills are manipulative including; throwing, catching, picking up etc. Development starts from birth and so to the age of three a child has a significant amount to developing to do. In the first month of life a baby is mainly in the Supine position which is lying on their back as they have minimal control over their limbs to begin with. At one month a babies gross motor skills become noticeable, however minute, when placed on their front a baby will lie with their head turned to side and is able to begin to lift their head slightly although if placed in the sitting position their head will lag and fall forward.
Tiffany Luke Professor Mosley Psychology 102 Make-up First Two Years of Birth: Piaget, Freud and Erikson The first two years of life is complicated. The body and brain undergoes much development in just a short span of time. Physically, the body stretches and more than triples its weight. By the end of its two year term, a child is able to walk, sit up, feed itself, communicate-talk and process thought. Three psychologists, Piaget, Freud and Erikson theorize on each stage of a child and justify their reasoning.
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.