CYP 3. 2 Promote Young Person and Child Development Be able to assess the development needs of children and young people and prepare a development plan What are the most relevant factors to be aware of when assessing a child or young person’s development? All children and young people are different and have different needs. Similarly, a family’s ability to respond to and meet all […]

3. 1/3. 1 Explain how to monitor children and young people’s development using different methods: Monitoring children and young people’s development using different methods such as an observation, where I would watch the child closely in different contexts depending on which area I was observing e. g. social development I would observe outside in the play area or in group activity. I would write up […]

Homework – Week 1 Unit 01 – Child and young person development (1 . 1) 1 . Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important (1 . 1) Sequence of development The sequence of development is a process where an event is followed one after the another and achieves a level of succession with a series […]

Center Computers, television, and video games conspire to keep kids inside and sedentary, which means they burn fewer calories and are more likely to gain weight. Concerns about the safety of outside play and a reliance on cars instead of walking – even to the corner store – don’t help matters. By preschool age, many kids are already lacking enough activity, which often translates into […]

If you were to ask Montessori teachers which part of “curriculum” is the most important, my guess is most teachers would say Practical Life. Practical Life is the foundation for everything that follows in a Montessori classroom. It is also the one area of the classroom that does not require special materials and tools (other than adjustments for size). The materials used are the easily […]

What is play? Play is “a recreational activity; especially the spontaneous activity of children. ” (Webster, 2010) Play is such a basic function and daily routine in a child’s life. Although the roles of play and the types of play change though age, it all incorporates in the growth and development of a child. When you think of play you don’t really think about or […]

0-3 years Newborn babies will have next to no control over their own bodies. Very small movements such as sucking and grasping these are all dependent on a series of reflexes; they do these in order to survive. By the end of their first year they would of gain more advanced mobility. Gross motor skills- for using their larger muscles to being into the sitting […]

Summarise the main development of a child from age range 0-2years, 3-5years and 5-8 years. Physical development of children varies within very wide limits, depending on the weight and size at the birth, nutrition and health, but also the genetic heritage (parents or grandparents size). Physical development 0-2 years When a baby is born, for first three months he lie on their back, but is […]

Pubic hair (both girls and boys) Facial hair and deepened voice (boys) Breasts develop and widened hips (girls) Girls start to menstruate (monthly period) Rapid growth in height and weight (boys) Hair grows in the armpits and on the legs Oil – secreting glands in the skin become over Language Birth to 3 months Recognizes the care and familiar objects Makes noises e. G. Ongoing […]

There are five sub categories when looking at a child’s development and although all of these are age guided, not all children reach the same area at the same time, neither do they systematically achieve each stage by a certain age, although they are achieved in order, they are there for guidance purposes only. The five Identified areas that a child develops are physical, Intellectual, […]