Understand Child and Young Person Development

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Understand child and young person development Task A 1. Sequence for Physical development for ages 0-19 There are two types of physical development. Gross motor skills are whole body movement skills such as running, jumping and balance. Fine motor skills which are hand eye coordination skills an example of some of these are writing, threading, painting and drawing. Age Range | Sequence and rate of development | 0 – 3 months | Beginning to hold head when supportedSucking, grasping and rooting refluxes Lift head towards their chest when laying down Touch, pull and tug own hands | 3-6 months | Beginning to roll overUsing legs to bear down Pulling backwards and forwards with the body on objects Reaching out for objects and touching thingsUse objects to make discoveries such as shaking a rattle | 6 -9 months | Crawling Transferring objects from one hand to anotherGrasping at objects | 9-12 months | Aided walkingSitting unaided Roll a ballPick up objectsThrow objectsHold a pencil in a palmer gripBeginning to use the pincer grip | 1-2 years | Walking unaided Walk up and down stairs with aidWalking and running and stopping without fallingSeat themselves in a chairPick up objects from a standing position | 2-4 years | Kick a ballStability to runWalk on tiptoesJump with two feet together from a small height Explore more physical toys such as scooters and tricycles with confidence Running rapidly and safelyClimb stairs by stepping with one step at a timeUse a slide without any helpThrow over arm and begin to catch large balls Feed themselvesPick up tiny objects using pincer grip Use blocks to build a towerDraw circles and lines using a pencil/pen in a tripod gripCan thread large beads Use child safe scissors to cut | 4 – 7 years | Can ride a bike with stabilisers Can hop with balance Skip in time to music Catch and throw balls with
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