Level 2 STL Course Steve Lawrie – Coopers School UNIT 1- Child and Young Person Development Question 1:1 From birth through to teenage years and adulthood, children’s development can be measured through social, emotional, intellectual, behavioural, physical and language/communication milestones. All children follow a similar pattern of development according to their age, but not all children develop at the same rate, so their development and progress may not progress evenly across all areas. The developmental milestones are all equally important, all impact on each other and follow a distinct developmental pattern within the following age ranges, 0 to 3 years, 3-7 years, 7-12 years and 12-19 years. Broadly speaking the developmental milestones
From birth through to 19 years children continually grow, develop, and learn. It is important to remember that development is a holistic process. A child’s development can be measured through social, emotional, intellectual, physical and language developmental milestones. All children and young people follow a similar pattern of development so the order in which each child advances from one milestone to the next will be roughly the same. However, each child will develop at a different rate and their development may not progress evenly across all areas.
1.1. Children go through a continuous process of growth, development and learning all the way into adulthood. This process of development is measured using milestones of emotional, social, physical, speech (language) and intellectual reached. Children will reach these milestones at varying points in their development but as a whole all children will follow a similar development pattern. Children will develop at different rates and may progress unevenly through across some areas, but will generally reach the milestones in roughly the same order.
The sequence of development is an order of milestones that children and young people meet and accomplish. Developments in social and emotional, physical, intellectual, language and communication begins from birth and continues into adolescents and it’s within these areas that a sequence is formed, for example a child will learn how to crawl before they can walk or can point before they learn to speak a sentence. A child will usually progress forward from one milestone to the next, normally one accomplishment has a bearing on the next milestone and if a child or young person has difficulty meeting a milestone it can mean they could have delays in other areas as well, and if a child or young person meets a milestone early then they may be great at reaching the next milestone early also. The sequence of development cannot be confused with the rate of development as every child will grow and progress at different rates. A child can accomplish milestones quicker in one area such as mathematics but may take more time to accomplish a physical milestone like running or fine motor skills.
These developments can vary in each child. An example of this could be that a baby will learn to hold their head up before learning to sit unaided. Or a child will learn to walk before they can run. Rate of Development The Rate of development refers to the speed at which the child’s development takes place. This can also vary in each child although they tend to follow the same pattern.
TDA 2.01 Child and young person development. 1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years, to include: * Physical development * Communication and intellectual development * Social, emotional and behavioural development The stages of a child’s development can be measured through examining how social, emotional, physical , intellectual and language skills change in milestones throughout their growth. Physical Development At the earliest stages of a child’s development their gross motor skills begin to develop. This is where a baby learns to move and use its arms, legs and feet. This will involve crawling, jumping, and attempting to pick up objects.
Examples of influences that affect children and young people’s development, including; background, health and environmental. Events that children may not understand may leave them confused, leading to frustration and aggressive outbursts. They may become withdrawn in their behaviour and develop unwanted habits through anxiety. The factors causing this behaviour may be: arrival of a new baby, bereavement, and divorce or moving home to mention a few. A loving and secure attachment to a nurturing adult influences a child’s capacity for social, emotional and cognitive development and the ability to have positive relationships.
They first learn to hold their head up, then sit up and finally start to walk. This differs from proximodistal pattern of development because the proximodistal pattern of development is when an infant learns to use the core of their bodies first, and then the other areas. 5. What is development in the context of the life span? During ones life span, they are developing and changing all through out their lives.
9 | Physical | Intellectual | Emotional | Social | | Infancy 0-3 years | | | | | Infants (birth to age 1) and toddlers (ages 1-2) grow quickly: bodily changes are rapid and profound, physical development refers to biological changes that children undergo as they age. Important aspects that determine the progress of physical development in infancy and toddlerhood include physical and brain changes, development of reflexes, motor skills, sensations, receptions and learning skills. Babies learn how to control their muscles and movements. Motor control develops from their head, moves down through the arms and the trunk and then to the legs and feet. Babies’ movements are reflective in nature, turning their heads to the side when you
Unit 1 Understand the development of children and young people in residential childcare 1. Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years old (1.1 – 1.3) Every child develops at a different rate and in different ways to each other. However the sequence in which a child develops is roughly the same e.g they will need to walk before they run. The aspect of a development that children are measured on are: Physical development:- the development of gross motor skills which is the use of large muscles (arms and legs) and fine motor skills which is the precise use of muscles for example hands and fingers. Social and Emotional Development:- the development of a child’s image and identity, relationships and of everyday living and social skills.