All children develop differently, but the stages they pass through are broadly the same. The sequence of children’s development falls into different areas, although many of these areas are interlinked. It is important when looking at the development of children that we look at the whole picture and we take into account all areas. The areas that need to be considered can be outlined as follows:-
- Cognition
- Neurological and brain development
- Speech, language and communication
- Physical
- Personal, social and emotional
It is not sufficient to simply know that a child can walk or talk at the age of two years old. We also need to know the stages of all areas of development and how the child is progressing within those. It is unfair to …show more content…
Mary Sheridan carried out research with regard to the development of children. Her work on the developmental sequences of children has been invaluable. Sheridan suggests that children move through rigidly prescribed stages that are linked to the child’s age. For example it is suggested that a child sits, then crawls, then stands, then walks, then runs. In reality this is not the case. Not all children crawl, some children ‘bottom shuffle’ i.e. move along the floor in a sitting position. Some children might move around by ‘bottom shuffling’ and then not walk until they are nearly 2 moving on to run, hop, skip etc at the normal times. Starting to walk late would not be a significant cause for concern and generally there would be no developmental delay.
A traditional approach to child development study has been to emphasise normative measurement. This is concerned with ‘milestones’ or stages in the child’s development. These ‘milestones’ show what most children can do at a particular age. There is a wide range of normal development, and this will be influenced by genetic, social and cultural factors. Children have at times been labelled as ‘backward’ or ‘advanced’ in relation to the ‘normal’ child. This not helpful as research indicates that not all children develop at the same
- Cognition
- Neurological and brain development
- Speech, language and communication
- Physical
- Personal, social and emotional
It is not sufficient to simply know that a child can walk or talk at the age of two years old. We also need to know the stages of all areas of development and how the child is progressing within those. It is unfair to …show more content…
Mary Sheridan carried out research with regard to the development of children. Her work on the developmental sequences of children has been invaluable. Sheridan suggests that children move through rigidly prescribed stages that are linked to the child’s age. For example it is suggested that a child sits, then crawls, then stands, then walks, then runs. In reality this is not the case. Not all children crawl, some children ‘bottom shuffle’ i.e. move along the floor in a sitting position. Some children might move around by ‘bottom shuffling’ and then not walk until they are nearly 2 moving on to run, hop, skip etc at the normal times. Starting to walk late would not be a significant cause for concern and generally there would be no developmental delay.
A traditional approach to child development study has been to emphasise normative measurement. This is concerned with ‘milestones’ or stages in the child’s development. These ‘milestones’ show what most children can do at a particular age. There is a wide range of normal development, and this will be influenced by genetic, social and cultural factors. Children have at times been labelled as ‘backward’ or ‘advanced’ in relation to the ‘normal’ child. This not helpful as research indicates that not all children develop at the same