https://padlet.com/gim0009/xjsnpyq64qf2 From birth to 12 years of age there are significant development changes that occur to an individual. en-us 2017-08-23 02:27:56 UTC 2024-05-19 20:55:18 UTC hello@padlet.com gim0009 https://padlet.com/gim0009/xjsnpyq64qf2/wish/182236655 Birth - 2 years old
Physical:
-Infants will first learn to hold their head up. Then begin to roll and to sit (usually by six months).
-Kids learn to creep, then crawl, pull themselves up, walk while holding onto furniture, stand, and then walk two or three steps without assistance (usually by 12 months).
-At 24 months, children can begin to run, kick a ball, and walk up and down stairs (while holding onto someone’s hand).

Social:
-Child imitates facial expressions, and even develops a smile by three months.
-Talking begins with babbling, which leads to gradually learning to say and respond to simple words and phrases.

Emotional:
-Crying is the number one communication when infants’ and toddlers’ needs are not being met.

-They smile and giggle when they want more of something, and turn their head, shut their eyes, or cry when they want less of something


Intellectual:
-Children at this age learn by exploring with their hands and mouth. They bang, throw, drop, shake, and put items in their mouths.

-Learning how to use everyday objects is an important development at this age. Kids learn how to use a spoon. They learn to drink from a cup. They learn to comb their hair.

-By age 2, a child typically will have a vocabulary of 50 words. As he/she learns to speak, she’ll use two- and three-word sentences, like “More juice,” “Me want cookie,” and “Up, up.”]]> 2017-08-23 02:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gim0009/xjsnpyq64qf2/wish/182236655 gim0009 https://padlet.com/gim0009/xjsnpyq64qf2/wish/182238581 3- 6 years old
Physical:
-Hopping, climbing and swinging begin at this stage. By age 5, many kids can stand on one foot for at least 10 seconds.

-Children can draw a person by age 5. They draw circles and begin to learn how to copy a square and some capital letters. They learn how to use scissors.

-Kids often become frustrated with wanting to do something physically and not being able to do it yet. Thus, they have lots of falls and mishaps.


Social:
-Interaction with other children increases.

-More social development occurs through fantasy play and imagination.

•Children this age need to learn how to deal with conflict and how to solve problems without so much emotion.


Emotional:
-Kids move easily between fantasy and reality, and can become quite emotional about their imaginary play. They often do not know the difference between fantasy and reality, so imaginary monsters under the bed or in the dark are as frightening to them as a real threat.

-Some preschoolers can throw wild, long tantrums. Calm them down and teach them how to deal with her strong emotions.

-See a pediatrician if your child is extremely aggressive or fearful at this age.

Intellectual:
-Children begin to name colors and begin to understand simple counting.

-Kids gradually begin to understand the concept of time.]]> 2017-08-23 02:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gim0009/xjsnpyq64qf2/wish/182238581 gim0009 https://padlet.com/gim0009/xjsnpyq64qf2/wish/182240343 7- 12 years old
Physical:
-More physical abilities develop. Many children can dribble a ball with one hand by age 6. Most learn how to ride a two-wheel bike. They become more skillful at skipping and catching and throwing a ball.

-Children may practice balancing a lot. They balance on curbs, chairs, and other high places.
-Puberty starts at this age. Puberty, however, has several stages for both boys and girls, which is why you’ll see kids developing at different rates between the ages of 8 and 18.

-With growth spurts come clumsiness and a lack of coordination. It isn’t easy for a person to grow six inches within a few months without his sense of balance being disrupted.


Social:
-Many children are competitive, and can become argumentative.
-At age 6 or 7, kids tend to do best with one friend, but by age 8 or 9 they can begin working well in small groups of three or four.

-This is the age when peer pressure has the most influence. Kids are more interested in “being the same” and “being accepted.”
•Relationships can become quite complex. Some kids will not speak to others. Some relationships become very intense.

Emotional:
-Children tend to be self-centered. Most want to be first, and most want all the attention.
-Go through periods when they sulk, pout, and worry.
-Children tend to have their feelings easily hurt. They also tend to assume that people who hurt them “did it on purpose.”
-Moodiness and roller-coaster emotions happen during puberty. Kids can be happy one moment and then violently angry or very depressed the next.

Intellectual:
-Kids learn to read gradually. 
-By age 6, most children can count to 100. By age 9, they are beginning to learn how to multiply.
-Most kids enjoy the social aspects of learning. This works well when teachers encourage learning in small groups.
-Many are strongly influenced by friends, so if they have friends who only want to socialise and not learn they will want to do the same.]]> 2017-08-23 02:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gim0009/xjsnpyq64qf2/wish/182240343