Understanding Child and Young Person’s Development (Mu5.2)
1 Understand the pattern of development that would normally be expected for children and young people from birth – 19 years
1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth – 19 years
Birth – 3 months
• Physical
Sleeps 20 hours a day
Moves around more
Focuses both eyes together
Can detect smells
• Communication
Crying – main form of communication (fosters early interaction)
Cries, coos, and grunts
Smiles at a face (social smiling)
• Intellectual / cognitive
Imitates some movements and facial expressions
• Social, emotional and behavioural
Begins to have distinct facial expressions
Can respond positively to touch
Can be comforted by a familiar adult
• Moral
Not developed at this age
• Identity
Begins to realize he/she is a separate person from others
4 – 6 months
• Physical
Feeds 3-5 times a day
Control of head and arm movements
Reaches, grasps, and puts objects in mouth
• Communication
Babbling
• Intellectual / cognitive
Laughs
• Social, emotional and behavioural
Recognizes parents
• Moral
Not developed
• Identity
Distinguishes familiar people
Pays attention to own name
7 – 12 months
• Physical
Sits without support
Crawls
Controls legs/feet
Can stand
• Communication
Says first real word
• Intellectual / cognitive
Distinguishes between living and non-living objects
Aware that objects exist even when out of sight (object permanence)
• Social, emotional and behavioural
Emotional attachment to parents
Separation anxiety
Responds to simple commands
• Moral
Not yet developed
• Identity
Responds to own name
1 -2 years
• Physical
Walks unaided
Feeds himself/herself
Runs
Toilet training
• Communication
Repeats words
Vocabulary of more than 200 words
• Intellectual / cognitive
1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth – 19 years
Birth – 3 months
• Physical
Sleeps 20 hours a day
Moves around more
Focuses both eyes together
Can detect smells
• Communication
Crying – main form of communication (fosters early interaction)
Cries, coos, and grunts
Smiles at a face (social smiling)
• Intellectual / cognitive
Imitates some movements and facial expressions
• Social, emotional and behavioural
Begins to have distinct facial expressions
Can respond positively to touch
Can be comforted by a familiar adult
• Moral
Not developed at this age
• Identity
Begins to realize he/she is a separate person from others
4 – 6 months
• Physical
Feeds 3-5 times a day
Control of head and arm movements
Reaches, grasps, and puts objects in mouth
• Communication
Babbling
• Intellectual / cognitive
Laughs
• Social, emotional and behavioural
Recognizes parents
• Moral
Not developed
• Identity
Distinguishes familiar people
Pays attention to own name
7 – 12 months
• Physical
Sits without support
Crawls
Controls legs/feet
Can stand
• Communication
Says first real word
• Intellectual / cognitive
Distinguishes between living and non-living objects
Aware that objects exist even when out of sight (object permanence)
• Social, emotional and behavioural
Emotional attachment to parents
Separation anxiety
Responds to simple commands
• Moral
Not yet developed
• Identity
Responds to own name
1 -2 years
• Physical
Walks unaided
Feeds himself/herself
Runs
Toilet training
• Communication
Repeats words
Vocabulary of more than 200 words
• Intellectual / cognitive