Child Development Essays

The future development and maintenance of the world is in the hands of the children at present. These children will grow up to be our politicians, doctors and accountants. However these very prestigious positions aren’t just handed out like ice cream. Only a selective group of people possess the qualities to achieve these occupations, mainly […]

Will be looking at the different types of developments which children experience and the children’s developmental norms. These are the patterns that children are expected to follow. However, as every child is their own individual and unique not all of them will develop as expected as some may be forward whilst others may be behind. […]

Early Childhood Early childhood describes the years from ages two to six. During early childhood, the body no longer grows at the rapid pace that it did during the first two years of life. On average children add two to three inches in height and about 5 pounds in weight each year (Berk, 2006). The […]

It will be unfair if we do not acknowledge the services and work of Dr. Maria in discovering the child. She was a keen observer of children. She studied them scientifically. She conducted various studies and found that children loved to do small constructed work provided it suited the age and stage of development. She […]

Why is play with siblings and peers important for children’s development? For some time play has been considered a vital activity for children in enabling them to develop and practice real social skills in a safe setting. Whilst interactions with adults can be very important it is often, due to the nature of the relationship, […]

CDA Goal 2 – Competency Statement. I believe toddlers are very curious and want to explore the world around them. They are always excited to move their body parts like hand, legs, eyes etc. to explore and discover things around their environment. At this stage they are also beginning to refine their small muscle to […]

Piaget – Intellectual, Freud – psychoanalytic, Maslow – Humanist, Bandura – Social Learning, Skinner – Operant Conditioning, Watson – Behaviourist. Also explain how you holistically use these theories to work together e.g. EYFS – Holistic approach to learning is known as social pedagogy. The theorist whose theory is physical development is Arnold Gesell. His theory […]

Development is about Pattern, influence, monitoring, interventions, and transitions the skills and knowledge of a child so neural growth affects the way that children are able to think. Personal factors that may influence children and young people’s development. There are many reasons and factors why a child is not following the expected pattern of development. […]

Development refers to the process of learning new skills and abilities, and acquiring emotional maturity. All development changes are the result of both genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors and diet are in the main responsible for growth, whereas environmental factors such as quality of the diet and disease are responsible for the emotional growth. […]

An understanding of the full depth and breadth of a child’s development is a prerequisite to effective work with children and youth, especially when the practitioner wants to concern himself with deviations from normal development’. (Maier, 1969) For this assignment the method of observation used was naturalistic observation, which is a method of observation used […]

Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why is this difference important. Sequence of development refers to the normal sequence in which children learn different skills, and the rate of development refers to the speed in which a child will develop. However, according to Burnham et al (2010) the difference […]

Physical development includes a child’s movement skills, their gross and fine motor skills and their hand eye co-ordination. A childs development in this area can be supported by: providing equipment and space so the child is able to develop their movement and gross motor skills with adequate adult supervision. An adult could also allow access […]

It is important that when Observing and recording you of selecting the appropriate method to suit desired aim of the observation it. We do observations to help look at the different areas of development i.e. physical, intellectual, emotional, and social. Each method has its limitations and there is no one method which can provide you […]

Having a healthy diet and getting the right nutrition is essential for the growth of children’s development years. This helps children become physically strong, healthy and also the brain can reach its full potential, eating healthy can reduce the risk of diseases and vitamin deficiencies. It is important children eat healthy fresh food and not […]

Resiliency is tied to the ability to grow and develop continuously despite the adversities presented by this life; the ability to live through every day, despite the harsh life that brings forth fear and uncertainties in life. This ability is developed through nurture. Adults who expect children to overcome life difficulties are the enabling hand […]

This essay will describe the developmental domains, physical, cognitive, language, socio-emotional, and spiritual and how Te Whariki supports each of these domains in an early childhood sector. Physical development begins from time of conception and continues from birth throughout life. There are many contributing factors that help with physical development, factors such as genetic, love […]

Growth and development are dependent on many factors with some affecting some children more than others. The impact can be positive as well as negative. For example, the opposite of poverty is wealth and a child growing up in a home with no financial worries may be well fed and clothed and have lots of […]

“With the cutting of the umbilical cord, physical attachment to our mothers ends and emotional and psychological attachment begins” (Azar). From the very beginning, infants need someone to comfort them when they are scared, feed them when they are hungry, and take care of them when they are sick. Without this attachment, many developmental problems […]

One of the oldest and still debatable issues in psychology is Nature vs Nurture. This issue talks about genetic inheritance and the environmental factors that might affect the child development. Descartes believed that some things occur naturally or are inborn regarding any environmental influence. Other philosophers argued Descartes and stated that the mind starts as […]

Poverty has a strong effect on the success and development of children from infant to early childhood. In the article, “How much does childhood poverty affect the life chances of children? ” Greg J. Duncan and colleagues attempt to examine the influence of poverty upon children through their developmental stages of early childhood. The basic […]

Singer, actress. Demi Lovato was born on August 20, 1992, in Dallas, Texas. Lovato’s mother, Dianna Lovato, was a former country music recording artist and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. Lovato is the middle child of three sisters. Her older sister, Dallas, is also a singer and actress, and her younger sister, Madison, was born in 2002. […]

The survival rate of premature infants has dramatically improved as a result of increasing technological advances, and developments in newborn and infant care. Consequently, clinical practice needs to adapt to an increased demand for care of very premature babies (BAPM, 2003). Accountability rests health care providers to consider the developmental consequences of this progress, and […]