Compulsory Patterns Of Child Development

Biological- If a child has any genetic or developmental (in the womb) defects that manifest in a way that causes a barrier or impediment for child development e.g. cystic fibrosis, Down’s syndrome, Christmas disease etc. This may affect their physical development (if they do not have the physical mobility or a coordination impediment), language (they may not be able to speak properly) etc. Many of these barriers and/or impediments cause a delay or lack of social/emotional/personal development because some children feel uncomfortable around their peers because they cannot do the things their friends can do.
Poverty- If a child is in poverty or in deprivation they may have a poorer health condition, due to a poor diet or poor living conditions, or not have the …show more content…
Children are usually taken into care because the environment that they were in was not suitable for a child to grow up in, or they were at risk of harm. This means that most children will not feel safe or formed strong attachments. This can hamper their social and emotional development, which can in turn affect their approach to learning in the classroom. The child may be moved around a lot which can cause them to become withdrawn and not make many attachments.
There is much controversy between whether a child’s development is due to the environment around them or whether it is down to their genetics. Some argue that the developmental capability of a child is down to their genetics e.g. if a child has a low developmental capability, it would not change (get higher or lower) no matter what environment or setting they are in. On the other hand, others argue that a child has no boundaries or limits to their developmental capability, it is the environment around then that can alter and change it e.g. how they are raised, what they eat, where they live