The Development Of A Child 's Life

In this writing it will be discussing childhood development, as well as some vital issues that might come along during those stages of development. Child development consist of the stage where the child is developing physically, cognitively, socially and spiritually. During these stages of development a child is maturing from infancy to becoming a young adult. For many years theorist such as Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, and Lev Vygotsky’s have researched how children mature from infants to adulthood. Each of the theorist have profound facts to how children develop, but which of the three men are correct on their findings?

At around 1 year, they may be starting to utter their first words ‘mama’ or ‘dada’. They will learn to put words together by the time they are 2 years of age and they may know up to 200 words. Between 2 and 3 they will start using plurals and negative. Their grammar may not always be correct. They could say ‘I throwed it’ and you could reply with ‘you threw it did you?’ This is a way of correcting what they are saying, without actually telling them that they are wrong and should say it this way.

"Ever since I was a child, I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one 's potential"(Bruce Lee). I think this quote pertains greatly to how children grow up. The Assignment purpose was to observe a child between the ages of 2 and 16. Human Development is important because it shows what you can identify. For example, if there is anything wrong with your child or if your child is more developed than others. Plus, there is so much that you can learn from observing the child from how they react in their environment and around people. If you know what to look for in human develop it greatly helps in knowing what to do with a child when you least expect it.

|3 – 6 months |Physical development of a 3-6 month old baby will start to develop they may start to have more control over |

This paper has presented an argument on how a child’s development is strongly influenced by environmental and cultural influences as well as parenting styles and education. Children begin to learn and experiment with social skills at school, allowing them to learn and understand social skills necessary for later life in life. Children who receive schooling at an early age perform better later in academics. I hope that by teaching in the ways that I described will help me accomplish this. I want my classroom of students to be excited to come to my class everyday to learn something that I hope will impact them for the rest of their lives. I want my classroom to be a very caring environment. I want my students to feel important and smart and to influence them to be the best that they can be. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from

2.1 Describe with examples the kinds of influences that affect children and young people’s development including:

Using this technique we can grow as workers and reflect on our job and role, it is a continuing learning process, within your post, using written reflection this will help us examine our method more intensely and discover why we made a decision and evaluate did it have the best outcome and if not how could a change the method to come up with a better outcome for the young person.

The milestones achieved follow a pattern, however the rate differs as each child is unique. This information becomes important to early childhood educators to track and trace and intervene so that additional help and support can be provided benefitting the child. Lack of information regarding the rate and sequence of development will not enable us to provide intervention. Delayed intervention can lead to complication and irreversible defects.

4.1 Analyse the importance of early identification of speech, language and communication delays and disorders and the potential risks of late recognition. It is essential that speech, language and communication delays and disorders are noticed early so the relevant interventions can be used to support the child or young person. Answer the questions below.

Claudia Gastelum is the Project Director for Healthy Development Services (HDS) in San Diego County. HDS is a department of the Family Health Centers of San Deigo (FHCSD). People once believed that babies were born with completely developed brains (nature), but enough research has proven this to be wrong, when in fact a child’s environment effects his/her developmental (nurture) (ecs.org). HDS is funded by First 5 San Diego, so it works under the same mission and goals in a close partnership. First 5’s mission is in, “promoting the vital importance of the first five years of life to the well-being of children, families and society,” and their goal is, “that all children ages 0 to 5 are healthy, are loved and nurtured, and enter school as active learners,” (first5sandiego,org). HDS provides free developmental check-ups for children from birth through 5 years of age, and connects children and familist to needed services. This organization ensures parents and other caregivers receive the help they need to keep their children healthy, because healthy children learn better (ecs.org).

The developmental theories can not be more evident than during the out of class assignment at the daycare facility. During this independent assignment, I was able to observe and interact with pre-school children in an environment that is both encouraging and facilitating to a child’s developmental growth. So, just as Piaget in his developmental theory believed that children takes an active role in the learning process, acting much like little scientists as they perform experiments, make observations, and learn about the world; the pre-school teachers allowed them to do just that. Indeed, the teachers at the day care provided room for the child to learn and explore while at the same time adhering to a structure that set boundaries and limitations. Thus, the pre-school children, begrudgingly, learns to follow a meticulous schedule of activities and rest.

On behalf of the early childhood initiative to provide early intervention for those infants and toddlers experiencing difficulty, I thank you for your engagement and cooperation. This system is designed to “[help] eligible babies and toddlers learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during the first three years of life, such as: physical (reaching, rolling, crawling, and walking) and self-help (eating, dressing) skills (Center for Parent Information and Resources, 2014). We are dedicated to working with your family and your individual needs. This system is not meant to bog you down with out-of-town appointments from professionals, but instead provide you with support and suggestions for the healthy development of your child.

There are multiple factors in a child’s development. Parents have a responsibility, as well as a privilege, to contribute to every milestone. Most parents stress over physical and mental stages so much so that play-time is ignored. By making decisions that sacrifice play parents hinder their social development. Parents must take action and encourage their youth to play more, before childhood is lost forever.

Historically children and young people were only researched by philosophers through theory, The move towards experimental stidies has been a gradual process that has given research a diverse approach today. ch 1 p16. The reasons for such changes has been hinged on how society has viewed children and young people throughout history,depending on time and culture, from as early as the middle ages there has been theories surrounding children and their role in society, from being seen as ‘adults in waiting’ ch1 p16, through to the acknowledgement of children as individuals with agency today. This shifting image of children and childhood has influenced how research has been carried out and accepted by professionals. Harts model of participation demonstrates the different levels of participation from no participation, where children are studied as objects through to child initiated and directed research that is used in rights based approach. Ch1 p 26

Most parents are aware of the importance of the early formative years for their children. The first few years of a child’s life are setting the stage for his or her development when they are learning language and their motor, social and cognitive skills are formed.