2.2 Analyse How Children and Young People’s Development Is Influenced by a Range of External Factors

- While children are influenced by many things, there are no stronger influences that that of their parents as they are usually their child’s first playmates and while the world expands with each passing year, parental influence is still one of the greatest factors in determining the ways in which a child will grow and develop.

A description of the social, economical and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people.

* The baby turns its head towards light and stares at bright and shiny objects (1 month old)

If you fail to take note and report any concerns of child development the child or young person’s development could be affected in various areas.

There are many factors that can influence a child and young person’s development, particularly in relation to their background. The formative years can be termed as crucial in regards to development and any major setback can create many problems for the future.

If a child is in poor health then this will have an impact on their development. For example, a child with uncontrolled asthma or cystic fibrosis may not be able to run around and be as active as their peers. Therefore, this would mean that his physical development might not be the same. Not being able to play outside would almost certainly affect the social development, as children make many friendships on the playground and at after school clubs.

2.3 Explain how current practice is influenced by Theories of development and frameworks to support development.

Disability brings problems to schools too causing the child to be disadvantaged. These could include lack of specialist staff or poor staff knowledge which can lead to lack of socialisation and integration into the school.

A child with learning problems may be many developmental years behind their peers, this will have a big impact on what they can do in all areas of development including physical skills, social skills and intellectual skills. They may find it especially hard to interact with children of the same age or stay interested in conversation. They may also need to have one-to-one lessons at school to help educate them as they may not be at the same cognitive stage as peers. This may leave them feeling left out.

There are different things that can affect a child’s development in their background these are just a few of them: -

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Children and young people often experience many things which have a direct impact on their development; things such as their family environment and structure, personality, hospital visits, childcare arrangements, and culture.

TDA 2.1 Child and young person development. 1.1 & 1.2 Age Physical development Communication and intellectual development Social, emotional and Behavioural development Birth to 3 months Looks at hands. Plays with fingers. Clasps hands.

At this stage any activities will have an impact on their intellectual development as they become aware of the different activities they do.

Life chances can also be influenced by material deprivation; such as catchment areas. In deprived areas there are many social problems such as; high unemployment, poverty, juvenile delinquency, crime, drug abuse and poor role models. This can have a negative effect on a child education as they could rebel against school and fall into a pupil subculture. Also, people with more money tend to go to better free schools due to catchment area and can prevent a person from going to a better school.