Milestones And Importance Of Child Development

A child’s development can be measured through physical and language milestones, intellectual, emotional and social development.

The difference between sequence of development and rate of development is that a sequence of development is the order in which the development of a child will occur. The rate of development is in which speed/ time this development would happen. Child development experts have carried out a lot of research on young children to work out what most children can do at different ages and the rate at which they grow. From this research, milestones have been identified. A ‘milestone of development’ refers to the age at which most children should have reached a certain stage of development. We think about stages and sequences of development in stages:

* Become more interested in small objects, paying attention to them; able to find hidden objects.

Children gain skills and abilities as they grow,the changes in their capabilities and personalaties develop with age. There are many factors which distinguish each child such as diet, stimulation, environment,medical conditions,and illness. But most children generally develop at a similar rate.There are four key area of developmet which are; physical, social and emotional,cognitive(intellectual), and language developmet. Younger children between birth and five generally develop at much more rapid rate in comparison to older children. Growth and development begins at the moment of conception and continues until much later in life. Below i have listed the sequences and rate at which children develop.

A child’s development can be measured through social, emotional, intellectual, physical and language developmental milestones. This is the Holistic Process when dealing with every aspect of the child and their environment.

All children are unique and a lot of their developmental milestones happen naturally as they get older, however some can be affected by different life factors, such as health, environment and background and more specific skills can be learnt and encouraged. I have outlined below the usual expected patterns of development for children showing the rate and sequence in which development takes place. However all children are individual and this is an outline of expected development.

Over the years, cheating does not carry the same stigma it used to represent. Because of competition and expectations, students are doing whatever it takes to achieve an A average. There are students who are fighting for scholarships or for the position to be on the top. Also, parents and teachers are the root cause of this matter because they have advocated the idea that high GPAs will lead to more successful futures. As a result, grades have become the main focus for most students,

Growth refers to the physical increases of a child’s size, such as height, weight, head circumference, and body mass. A child’s development refers the process that every child goes; it involves mastering and learning new skills. Every child is unique and will develop at their own rate. Children will develop in five main areas such as cognitive, social and emotional, speech and language, fine motor and gross motor skills. In cognitive, the child learns to explore the environments

Developmental milestones describe physical skills or behaviors observed in children as they grow and develop at certain ages.1 These milestones include physical (gross and fine motor), cognitive, social, emotional, language and nonverbal communication skills. To ensure that children meet these developmental milestones, parents, early childhood and school teachers, general practitioners and pediatricians use checklists as a guide to ensure that children are roughly “on track” for their age.2 Developmental milestones are useful to highlight any areas in which a child might be delayed as early detection and intervention is essential in minimizing the effects of developmental “hiccups”.3

Each child and young person will follow an expected pattern of development, focusing mainly the skills they are learning rather than the physical growth. Although when discussed the development of children it focuses on the skills it is undeniable that both skills and growth of children and young people are linked and will impact on the development on the child. Development of children and young people are describe in five different areas; physical, cognitive, communication, social and emotional and moral development.

Development includes the fundamental, subjective and sensitive changes that take place in person from birth. It is a constant process in the order but having different experience for every child. Every age have their own developmental progress. It can be varied from child to child. So, I choose different activities for children according to their age which will help them to establish their skill and also they can learn something new from it.

The ASQ is widely used by pediatricians, advanced practitioners, early childhood educators, and social workers, to identify children who may required comprehensive developmental evaluation (APA). Early identification of any developmental delays is very important in providing prompt intervention and treatment, and ASQ, well studied, is very useful (APA).

Observing John, I noticed he didn’t talk much. An average two year old child speaks more than 50 words. Infant And Toddler Heath (2015) John seemed to always point at what he wanted. In class the teacher tried to get John to say some words. John banks used his emotions to express how he was feeling. Right now he is unable to convert his expression to speech. A child who has difficulty with verbal expression may be diagnosed with expressive language disorder. Expressive language disorder (2015) You can tell by his gestures if he was happy, sad, or mad. It wasn’t hard trying to figure out Johns’ needs.

| At age of one month: * Raise their heads slightly when lying on their stomachsAt age of three months: * Show vigorous

Child development is complex because it is influenced by a wide range of factors such as culture. A child’s culture begins to influence them long before they are born. Parents from around the world hold different beliefs and raise their children in unique ways. Cultural norms can greatly affect which values parents consider important and how they share those values with children (Christensen, 2013). The timing of the development of certain skills and characteristics in children, depends on the importance the culture places on them (Buechner, 2015). For example, a good deal of value is placed on academics in many Eastern cultures, and so children spend many hours each day on math and science activities from the time they are very young. But, in the United States children are given a great deal more freedom to express themselves and experiment with things, because we as a society place value on creativity and innovation (O’Sullivan, 2016). In the U.S., the nuclear family is considered the ideal structure for raising children, but in countries like Japan and India, extended family and community members take a much larger role in child care and parenting (Christensen, 2013). Because each child is unique, caregivers need to form partnerships with families in order to meet the developmental and educational needs of their students. According to Copple and Bredekamp (2009) by understanding a child’s culture, early childhood professionals can “make classroom decisions that are