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The Sequence Of Development For Each Child Should Follow A Similar Pattern

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The sequence of development for each child should follow a similar pattern. The 5 key areas of development are: social, physical, intellectual, communication and language, and emotional. The rate that general development should take place differs from child to child, but there are 9 age ranges which certain stages of development should fall into, for a child that is developing healthily and normally.
I will now detail each age range, and development sequence.
0 to 3 months:
Social Development
A child will cry to communicate
They respond to facial gestures from others, such as smiles, and can respond positively to attention from others, unless upset or angry.
They only consider others as there to satisfy their own needs.
Physical Development
Sleeps often and grows quickly
Should begin trying to lift own head
Starts to kick legs and gradually move
Begins waving arms
Starts to hold appropriate objects if placed in their hands
Hand eye coordination develops and grasp reflex diminishes
Enjoys simple finger play
Become more alert when awake
Learns to roll
Can see at a distance of 25cm well, can begin to start watching further away objects
Needs opportunity to play to develop further
Intellectual Development
Recognises simple patterns, concentrates on known voices
Aware of different scents and smells
Puts objects in mouth to explore
Observes moving objects, responds to bright colour.
Recalls and stores information via images
Sees everything in an egocentric manner, in relation to

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