Assignment 005 Child and young person development Task A Table 1 Physical Development Age Range Description of the stage Impact on other development 0-3 months Head and eyes move together Kicks legs and waves arms As the babies begin to recognise people around them this has an impact on their emotional development as they can become distressed when people are not around. 3-6 months Sits with support Rolls over Uses arms for support when lying At this stage any activities will have an impact on their intellectual development as they become aware of the different activities they do. 6-9 months Sits alone without any support May crawl or shuffle Babies at this stage are able to crawl, sit without much support and therefore becoming …show more content…
7-12 years Becomes more creative More confident in reading and writing They are more sociable and tend to enjoy playing games with their own age-range. They also imitate adult behaviour. 12-16 years Developing to think abstractly Goes through physical changes at this age, as this happens they become more mature, and as they begin to show interest and skills in different subjects as their confidence grows through communicating effectively with adults. 16-19 years High level of skills now – for example can use computers. Can become very skilled with IT and be more knowledgeable than some adults. They are peaking in their social, behaviour, emotional and physical as they are able to make more independent choices for themselves. Table 3 Communication development Age Range Description of the stage Impact on other development If communication does not develop as expected for 0-3 years, this 0-3 months Cries for basic needs Becomes quiet and turns head towards the sound of the rattle near the head By interacting with their parents through crying this will impact on their social development. 3-6 months Makes singsong sound Laughs and chuckles As they enjoy chuckling and giggling this will impact on their social and emotional development 6-9
Babies will start to lift and turn their heads, using their arms to support their upper body when lying on their stomach.
Many children have discovered an interest within a skilled area such as football, athletics, horse riding or netball etc. all using different skills to progress in their desired hobby. From the age of 10/11, girls will show early signs of puberty and another period of rapid physical growth. A skill that is attained in this age bracket is time keeping, children begin to realise the concept of time and their independence is greater. Children’s friendship will become more settled and this is when groups form. They will become aware of what others think, so they start to take care with their appearance and become more conscious about what they say. By the age of 12, children should be fluent speakers of a language and be at a good standard of reading and writing. They should be able to solve problems and carry out skills within a physical activity e.g. balancing, co-ordination and agility.
into their twenties. The key variable in this regard is the adoption of adult roles. Thus,
Children are playing with boys and girls cooperatively, they may also have a best friend. Continuing to develop good control of emotion and still seeking adult approval, teachers and parents.
Between the ages of 3-5 years children develop their own identities. Playing with other children, socialising through imaginative play and inventive games helps develop their understanding of themselves and those around them. They want to take on small responsibilities and help, seeking approval and praise from adults. They begin to learn about boundaries, why they are important and necessary. They begin to argue with their peers but are quick to forgive and forget. They will still have an outburst of crying when tired or frustrated. At 7 years old they co-operate and take turns, they may copy unwanted behaviour. They become more aware of the feelings of those around them and help console those friends. They also may have imaginary friends
As a child progress’ towards the age of 12 years old they will become less egocentric, and more understanding of others feelings, thoughts, opinions, and beliefs, specific individual interests will also develop at this time.
| * Playing alongside other children and copying their actions * Temper tantrums if they are frustrated
From this age the child should demonstrate they have developed the importance of family and peer relations. They will have utilised their decision making and problem skills more. They should show they can work with and in groups without difficult including displaying their own goals and how to work towards them with realistic expectations. By this age children should recognise the relationship between mental and physical health.
At six months babies become increasingly social. They love to cuddle, laugh, and make expressions at people across rooms. Their faces can also show their emotions now, as they can express fear, anger, disgust, surprise, joy and interest. They should have a strong bond between them and their parents, as well as other significant people in their lives. They’ve
The physical changes in this age group are rapid. They grow about two and a half inches taller and again
The intellectual development for them will be that the child becomes more fascinated in everything they learn about his/her environment and have more interests in the cultures they perform e.g. the costumes they were and why they celebrate the tradition they do. They will also learn more about their religion if they have one.
They are able to hold conversation and to image and recall stories. They become able to express their feelings and emotions using language in a much clearer way and understand a lot more of what is said to them or what they overhear! Increased curiosity and engagement result in more questioning and reading and writing commences. Knowledge and understanding of written text improves and a child will get enjoyment from reading a book and begin to recognise letters, sounds and words. A child of this age will be able to communicate over the phone and be able to articulate basic information about themselves. Their use of modal verbs and past tenses of irregular verbs more accurately.
A child becomes an adult when they reach the age of twenty-four, and they decide they are ready to handle the largest amount of responsibilities they are going to have to deal with for an extended amount of time. These responsibilities can be from buying a house and paying your mortgage monthly to something as simple as finding a steady job or finding one’s self a career. A person will show a growing amount of independence and will also seem to be more helpful and interactive. It doesn't have to rely solely on age,
Babies differ from the other age groups. They need to be nurtured the most compared to the rest of the youth. They can’t walk,
Cognitive changes continue to evolve as adolescences continue to grow into adulthood. Likewise, the social environment continues to change. Younger adolescences find it more