1. Understand the pattern of development that would normally be expected for children and young people from birth – 19 yrs. 2.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspects of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth – 19 years. Children’s development is continuous and can be measured in a number of different ways. 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.
Evidence will show that a child’s growth and development has many aspects including physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, social-emotional, and language development. The concept of development is follows a unique pattern which involves social and cultural environments. These things influence the role of shaping the learning process of a child states Allen & Marotz, (2010). The concept of growth includes mild variations and simple irregularities. These mean that achievement of certain skills according to predictable sequence, many with individual variations, which are typical, and a cumulative process in which each new aspect of growth builds on earlier changes; each accomplishment builds from the previous learned skill states Allen & Marotz, (2010).
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.
Infancy and Early Childhood Development PSY/375 December 19, 2011 Infancy and Early Childhood Development Humans are in a constant state of changing. From conception to birth, infancy to early childhood, puberty, and adolescence, and through early adulthood and beyond the senior years, adaptation to change takes place. The nature of development is a process by which individuals grow and change throughout lives. Early childhood is the most important phase of development in one’s lifespan as the experiences in this stage of development sets the course for later stages of development. The stages of development begin with rapid evolvement for the infant from prenatal to three years of age.
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This is the age where the child starts to make friends in school. Eventually, there will come a time when you really do grow-up as a preteen/teen stage. Adolescence lies in this age, where physical and psychological human development occurs. For females, puberty can start as early as 8 years of age to as late as 13 years of age. The sequence of puberty, from breast development, growth of pubic hair, growing, appearance of acne, to complete physical maturation, may take a year and a half or last as long as 6 years.
* Young people experience greater physical development in form of growth and other changes which can include hormonal changes during teenage years. Adolescent
Growth is multidirectional, multidimensional, and occurs throughout our life. There are several periods of development that we go through during the lifespan. We have the prenatal period, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Development is no less valuable at any one stage. As we grow we change and the lifespan perspective is used to understand the changes that occur whether they are biological, cognitive, or social.
During this time children tend to develop interests in hobbies and building relationships. The final stage is Genital stage (puberty to death). During this stage they have a strong interest in the opposite sex, are more focused on others as well as themselves and start to, and continue to, develop skills for healthy habits and a balanced
Boys are less verbal than girls. Around age 3, boys start to develop abdominal muscle and stomach starts to tighten and at this stage girls add fat. The increase of height occurs more rapidly with girls than with boys. The average from the age of two to seven will have slower growth spurts than earlier years. The rate of growth averages from two ½ inches and seven pounds per year for this age group (Rella, 1999-2012).