Cyp 3.1 Explain The Rate Of Development

A child develops through its whole life. They can develop; physically, linguistically, intellectually, socially and behaviourally. “Physical development is the way in which the body increases in skill and becomes more complex in its performance” [Meggitt, 2000, Page 2]. Twenty five days after conception; the body of the chid has developed immensely from the small fertilised egg. Up to birth the foetus mainly develops physically however once the child is born the child then begins the long process of development. Not only do the gross motor skills and the fine motor skills develop on the baby, but the sensory development also widens on the child.

The word development refers not to the physical growth of children and young people, but to the skills and knowledge that they are developing. When looking at child development it is divided into the following areas –

All babies and young children can show different rates of development. It is often linked to experiences during conception, pregnancy and childbirth.

Physical Development: Baby can do small movements such as turn their head. They sleep most of the time and this is why they are going to grow fast.

The sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth to 19 years can be

Development is often referred to on a timeline and is broken down in ages. As development is more rapid in early years the milestones start by being quite close together before becoming further apart as baby becomes a child and then a young adult.

The cognitive development is where the child figures out how everything is organized. The children are learning how to learn and involves activities that include thought process, problem solving, decision making, and memory. When the child is about two and four months old they should begin to follow things with their eyes, pay attention to face expression, respond to affection, recognize familiar people from a distance, reach for things and let the parent or care giver if they are happy, sad, by crying or showing fuzziness. As a parent it is important to pay attention to the way the baby cries. This way the parent can figure out what the baby needs or what they like or dislike. Playing peek a boo is also a fun way to teach the baby that something still

The rate of development is the speed in which things take place. The rate of development from birth is rapid due to the brain development, it slows down and then increases again with further changes taking place in the brain when they hit the teenage years. The rate of development can vary in each ie: some children may start walking at the age of 10 months and others 13 months.

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.

When looking at and discussing a child’s development, you have to remember that all children are different and grow at different rates. Every child will follow the same sequence but they may not necessarily do it at the same time as each other. For example, you could have two, 6 month old babies, 1 could already be able to crawl, and the other 1 may not have mastered it yet and may not until they are a bit older. You must remember that your child is an individual and not group him with another child and expect him/her to reach the milestones at the same time. It is important also that a parent/carer, teacher etc., know the expected sequence a child follows, so they can tell if a child is falling way behind and they may need to intervene to help them along.

The sequence of childrenâ€TMs development for each age from birth to 19 is divided into five aspects which are physical, language, social and emotional, and intellect. Childrenâ€TMs development is continuous and different ways, the sequence in which they develop will about the same as they

Most children around the ages of four and five years of age, begin to develop greater independence of self-control, and creativity. They begin to play with their toys for a long period of time. They are eager to try new things, and when they get frustrated, they are able to show their emotions quickly. Although children grow and develop at their own pace, they will more than likely achieve the following developmental milestones before he or she turns 6 years old.

Every child grows and develops at his/her own pace. Every child still learns the same thing no matter how long it takes them to learn it. No matter the process it’s a pretty predictable path every child takes. From the ages 2-5 children will develop language skills, social skills, cognitive skills, and physical skills. At age two children will speak about 50 words, start to show independence, have a wild imagination and begin to run and a kick a ball. At age three they should be able to speak about 250-500 words, they should start to share with others, look at books and imagine what the book might say, be able to walk up and down stairs. By age four they ask questions, get along better with others, start to think about writing or can write,

From birth, a child starts to develop physically and is a process that continues into late adolescent. Physical development involves the development of your muscles, control over the body and physical coordination. When looking at a child’s development we focus firstly on gross and fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are the coordination of small muscle movements such as hands, fingers, eyes and mouth. For example, grabbing, pinching, blinking and speaking are all contolled by your fine motor skills. Then we have the gross motor skills, they are the movement of the larger muscles and enable your body to walk, stand, jump run and balance.

In class we discussed many factors in how young children develop and learn. One of the topics we discussed was physical development