Assignment 005 Child and young person development

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