Child Development Stages 0-19

* Have different cries for different needs. For example one cry for hunger, another when they are tired.

Social and Emotional Development: Developing sense of own identity and wanting to do things for their selves, demanding of adults attention and being jealous of adults attention being shred, reluctant to share play things, acts impulsively, requiring needs to be met instantly, prone to burst of emotion tantrums, enjoys playing with adults or older child who will give attention, beginning to play with others of own age for short periods of time.

The expected pattern starts at 0-3 years where a child is expected to develop the most. They have little control over their bodies at 0-1 years and are dependent on their natural instincts e.g. sucking, grasping but when the child has more control over their body they will start to crawl and eventually progress to walking. By the age of 3 as well as

By age 2-3 years children enjoy playing with older people who provide them with attention and begin to enjoy time with children their own age. Over the next few years the child becomes more independent and coopertative and likes to help. They develop social skills and play with others is more comfortable as they begin to consider the feelings of others and make friends, although resolving disputes can still be an issue. Rules and routine are required to help the child feel secure and safe.

| * Able to manoeuvre toys with wheels * Can run short distances and easily avoid objects * Climbs furniture and can get down by themselves * Tries to kick a ball but instead walks into it * Can walk up and down stairs by self by placing both feet on each step * Can throw a ball overhand

From 9 months – 3 years babies will learn to walk, run, jump and hop using their gross motor skills. They have more control over their movements allowing them to point, hold small objects using the fine pincer grasp and gain more independence in toilet training.

Physical development 0-3 years they are able to feed themselves at the snack table. Nod or shake their heads to say if they want something. If playing shops they should be able to push the trolley and walk at the same time. Be able to kick a ball independently. Showing control when pouring milk/water into a cup. Start making lines and circles when scribbles during mark making. Making bigger towers.

|9 |Can sit independently and will be finding ways to be |Baby realises that when something or someone |Will understand no, bye-bye and other key words,|Can find partially hidden object/toys and will |

The physical development of a baby in its first six months of life shows limited range of movement but the beginnings of an ability to respond to stimulus around them. They show their reaction to people, sounds and movement by turning their head toward whatever attracts their attention. They will watch an adult’s face whilst feeding, but have already begun to shows signs of recognition as they will smile when familiar people are around them either because they can see them

3 to 6 months Reaches for a toys. Moves a toy from one hand to another. Put objects into mouth. Waves arms to show that they wish to

Enjoys playing with other people and might get upset when the person stops intereacting with them

Babies at this stage are able to crawl, sit without much support and therefore becoming

| Walking, pointing with arms, starting to dress themselves, holding light objects.Interacting with balls, climbing stairs or furniture, using crayons etc with more controlled, starting to run with confidence and feeding themselves.

She started last year with a presymbolic style of communicating in which she would repeat what she wanted over and over again or sometimes just cry and not be able to express why she was upset. She has moved to concrete symbolic in which she uses in her calendar boxes. She can “read” each symbol and verbalize what the symbol means. She is encouraged to greet new people and be appropriate during snack times by asking for more with manners. She is also working on accepting it when she is told snack time is over.

| * Interest in other children and co-operative play * Enjoys dressing up and playing with small world toys * Keen to help and copy adults