Explain the reasons why children and young people's development may not follow the expected pattern Q: Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected pattern. The child: There are many factors that influence a child/young persons development such as health issues, personal characteristics, motivation to learn, behaviour, sensory impairment, disability and learning difficulties. Even before birth a child needs to reach many milestones and however small or large they can cause a delay in a child’s development and in many cases are completely out of the child’s or parents control. Faulty genetics for example is a factor that is completely out of our control. Disability can affect several …show more content…
A child with learning problems may be many developmental years behind their peers, this will have a big impact on what they can do in all areas of development including physical skills, social skills and intellectual skills. They may find it especially hard to interact with children of the same age or stay interested in conversation. They may also need to have one-to-one lessons at school to help educate them as they may not be at the same cognitive stage as peers. This may leave them feeling left out. Children and young people are influenced by physical factors, environmental factors, social and emotional factors plus economical factors. Mrs Lorna Stevens SH41481/CCC TASK 1.7 UNIT 1 PAGE 3 Their Family/home circumstances: Socially and Emotionally the family is a big influence in a child’s development. Parents have a big role by providing care and guidance for their development. Unfortunately some families cannot promote the development of a child because of the conflict among the parents. A single parent can have difficulties in boosting a better development in children and young people, sometimes a child is separated from its siblings and this can affect them too. Environmental factors - if a child’s house is not maintained in a proper way it negatively affects their developments. If a house does not have proper
- While children are influenced by many things, there are no stronger influences that that of their parents as they are usually their child’s first playmates and while the world expands with each passing year, parental influence is still one of the greatest factors in determining the ways in which a child will grow and develop.
Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years, to include:
Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years, to include:
There are many factors that can influence a child and young person’s development, particularly in relation to their background. The formative years can be termed as crucial in regards to development and any major setback can create many problems for the future.
2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors
Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years
Describe with examples the kinds of influences that affect children and young people’s development, including:
There are different things that can affect a child’s development in their background these are just a few of them: -
The area a child grows up in has an effect, for example if a child is brought up on a council estate in poor housing they are more likely to have health problems. If parents are not working or have low income jobs they are likely to buy cheaper food and usually this means lower quality which can lead to health problems. Children and their families may have lower expectations. They might settle for the life that id mapped out. If a child lives in high rise flats or appartments they have less oppportunities to play. In poor quality housing there may not be a garden or safe playing area. This is reducing the childs opportunities to develop their physical gross motor skills. This of course is not always the case
Children and young people often experience many things which have a direct impact on their development; things such as their family environment and structure, personality, hospital visits, childcare arrangements, and culture.
1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young peoples development from birth to 19 years to include:-
1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children & young person’s development from birth to 19 years, to includes:
11. Reliability of information – no one can get an accurate picture of development if the information is not accurate this can harm the child’s development and the underestimating of their potential.
Child development is an important part of who we are and how we got to the way we are now. There are different areas that make up child development such as, physical, cognitive, social, and personality development. These areas make up who we are as a person. Society as well as family and friends share an influence on these areas of development. The culture in which a child is living in, can change how they think, act, socialize with others. Children oversees in the Middle East act different to how children in America act. As I went through my observation, I kept in mind the different areas of child development and saw how far the child was in each one.
natural development and this lack of development can cause a negative impact on certain situations