Mrs Fatogun Atinuke
1. Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years, 3-5 years and 5-8 years. Child development is the sequential progression in the body and abilities as the child grow from birth. It is the term given to the growth of babies through childhood, the growth of a child cannot be compared to that of another, however all children go through the same stages of development which have been categorized into five stages. The main development of a child can be summarised under five stages which are physical development, intellectual development, Language development, Emotional development social development. 1. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT After a baby is born they lie on their backs, the head will fall forward and their back curves. They develop a good memory of noticing the things happening around them. Mobility comes to baby around 9-12 months, they will be able to roll, shuffle, or crawl. At the age of 1they pull themselves into a standing position using furniture, when a baby reaches the age of two they will be able to run but might not be able to catch it, children at this age should be very mobile. Between the ages of three and five years children will be able to run, walk forwards, backwards and move in any direction that pleases them according to their interest at that moment, they engage in activities like jumping, climbing of stairs with one foot at a time. By the time a child reaches the age of four they should be able to catch a ball and also should be able to walk along a straight line in balanced form taking steps confidently. By the time a child reaches their fifth birthday the creativity in them come alive and its being displayed through their drawing skills, at this point their drawing resemble the intended objects and they will be confident in taking part in activities like skipping, hopping, and dancing to music, between the age of six and eight a child’s confidence should have developed to a point which jumping from heights,