Milestones Of Normative Development

All children and young people develop at different rates, but the order which they advance in differs very little. Children’s development tends to progress from head to toe, inner to outer, from simple to complex and from general to specific.

Through a young person’s development, from birth to 19 they are expected to follow a development pattern including physical, social, environmental, behavioural, intellectual and communicational. The expected pattern is seen as the average time period it would take to accomplish these skills.

*Social and emotional development: Children now begin to make friends, understand rules, they enjoy helping others and being given responsibility, they like routine and need structure.

Children’s development can be grouped into four different aspects: physical, social and emotional, intellectual and language.

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.

Cognitive development a certain area of development that is creative and being imaginative e.g. painting would be cognitive and it would develop creativity. Language development is speech in supporting children’s development it includes body language, pronunciation, display boards, reading, writing, listening, dialect and this all helps develop speech. Emotional development is supporting children’s learning is helping control their emotions, expression, communication, self esteem and how they react to different emotions which we try to encourage when we do one to ones. Social development in supporting children’s learning is interacting with others, building friendships which can be helped with free play in nurseries, sharing and turn taking can be helped by games which involve turns and patience. Behaviour in supporting children’s learning is how they act in a situation e.g. when other children are sad, we like to see how they react, sharing, boundaries, emotional well being, patience, rewards, independent, attitude, role models and personality which we

There are many different theories of development which we use to understand children’s behaviour, reactions and the way in which they learn.

As children grow they add more detail into their play. The next step is the ‘zone of proximal development’ which means the difference between problem solving a child can do independently and problem solving which the child is capable of doing with support. This defines how mature the child is and what level of development they are at. This help suggest a appropriate target for that individual. Each child has there zone of actual development this is the level they are already at but they all have a target to get them to the

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.

Outcome 1 - Understand the pattern of development that would normally be expected for children and young people from birth - 19 years.

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

There are six milestones to understand the emotional role in the cognition development the begin life cycle. The first one is making sense of sensations. This is the first time the infant makes sense of the world around them. The next milestone is Intimacy and Relating. This is when they start to react to other feeling by their emotional cues and actions. The third milestone is Buds of Intentionality. This is when te infant uses gesture and expressions to initiate and respond to a

This area is linked in many different ways, building children’s social skills up because they are interacting with other children, learning to take turns and share with peers. They are building relationships and starting to become independent from their main carers.

Thus, Skiilynn is doing rather well in this area. Nonetheless, Social and emotional development: a child’s interactions as demonstrated by forming and maintaining relationships and being responsive to others. This also involves personal development – development of self-help skills in activities of daily living, such as feeding, dressing and toileting. Cognitive development: the ability to problem solve through intuition, perception and verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The ability to retain information learned and understood and to apply it when needed. Speech and language: articulation, receptive (understanding language) and expressive language skills and the use of non-verbal

Everyday we are developing no matter our age, but it is how we develop children that will tell a tremendous amount an individual. How a child developments is fundamentally important at a young age as it affects all aspect of their lives once the child matures. Throughout the class, we looked at many theorists during the course of the semester as well as looked at many articles pertaining to the concepts of the development of children. The theorists and articles opened up our minds to a world that we have never seen before and concepts about child development we have never been taught but have seen in the practical work we do every week. What makes humans unique is the ability that we have to interpret the language being used, as Lois Bloom