Development

The Development Of Children 0-19 Years AGE | Physical | Communication | Intellectual | Social | Emotional | 0-3 Years | Sit unaided Learn to crawl Learn to walk Toilet training Balance improves | Will cry when needs something (tired dirty nappy,hungry) Between the ages of 1 and 2 they will start putting two words together Speech has improved by they are 3 years old Can recite favourite songs or nursery rhymes | Will grasp adults hand Start to use building blocks Turn pages on a book carefully Hold a pencil nearer the tip. Can do simple jigsaw puzzles. | Smiles and reacts happily to familiar situations Can feed self /drink from a cup Gets attention from parent/carer Personal hygiene | New born cry to make needs known Will reach out to be picked up Can show anxiety when parent or carer leaves. Finds sharing difficult Smiles and reacts happily to familiar situations Can feed self /drink from a cup Gets attention from parent/carer Personal hygiene | 3 to 7 Years | Refining motor skills cutting, writing, drawing Become more in activities such as running, hopping kicking a ball. Can balance on one foot. Skilled with construction toys. Use pedals | Will increase vocabulary Ask large number of questions Will be able to talk past and present Able to have a conversation with Enjoys humour | Can count fingers Can match and copy letters Add details to their pictures Imaginative play. | Will share. Can be cheeky to an adult. Can use a knife and fork. Getting their own identities. Play more with peers. Able to dress and undress themselves. | Will now start to reassure friends if upset. Sense of humour increases. Able to control their conduct and behaviour. | 7 to 12 Years | Many children have hobbies, sport and dance. Control finer movements, example :for Play an instrument or sewing. Girls may start early signs of puberty. Differences between children's physical appearances. | Fluent speaker of a language. Reading and writing improving. Able to transfer information. Orally or written. Hold adult conversations | Think more logically. Able to develop own thoughts and preferences. Learning to plan ahead. Numeracy and Literacy is improving. | More independence from parents and family. Stronger sense of right and wrong. Beginning awareness of the future. | Begin to see thing in child's point of view. Give support in time of stress. Still might require help to express feelings in appropriate ways. Still needs praise and encouragement. | 12-19Years | Puberty. Will be growing stronger. Between 16 and 19 this is the stage when adolescents become young adults. Girls may have reached physical maturity where as boys continue to change till their mid 20's | Maybe reluctant to speak to adults, directly preferring anonymity. Able to focus on their areas of strength. | Will be motivated in their favourite actives and subjects. Will selecting what GCSE'S and a levels they want to do. | May select adults as role models other than parents. Begin to form an identity, exploring clothes, music and hobbies. Maybe starting college or work. Learning to drive. Spend more time with peers. | Self esteem may be vulnerable. Maybe unsure how to deal with different situations feel under pressure. Experience highs and lows caused by hormonal changes a troubled youth may act out to express emotional pain (drug use/skipping school/fights) |