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Unit 2- Development from Conception to Age 16 Years

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Unit 2- Development from conception to age 16 years

By Claire Williamson

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E1:Describe the development of children in a selected age range and in two areas of development.

Birth to three years, physical development and social and emotional development.

Throughout the first year of life, babies will undergo rapid social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Motor control develops from the head, moves down through the arms and then to the legs and feet. Initial movements are reflexive in nature, such as turning the head to the side when the cheek is stroked, which aids in feeding. Babies will start to turn their heads from side to side when lying on the back or belly,this will happen around one month. At three …show more content…

Social and emotional
Albert Bandura's studies concluded that environment causes behaviour but that behaviour causes environment, too. He referred to this idea as "reciprocal determination," believing that an individual's actions and the actions of the world around him are intertwined. As his work progressed, he further stated that personality is an interaction of outside influences behaviour, and an individual's psychological processes. Bandura's early research work focused primarily on observational learning which is simply learning from observing the actions of others. He believed that once someone had witnessed another's behaviour, they may be inclined to adopt this behaviour as their own, ultimately building it into their personality profile. Parents who raise children in a caring, supportive environment can certainly contribute to their children's abilities to develop good self-esteem, enabling the children to better deal with outside situations and influences that they are sure to encounter in their life.

E4:

Age: 5years

Aim: to identify child A’s fine motor skills

Objective: to observe and record “A” using scissors, glue, hole puncher, colouring pencils and glitter.

Context: table in the arts and crafts area.

Technique: Post it notes

Conclusion/ Outcome:
Firstly she starts to colour in the mask and gets frustrated as she can’t colour within the lines. This is very normal at this age as their fine motor skills

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