Human development

program within the first 45 days, and later, an evaluation is carried out every year. If necessary, Child Development Services can be referred to determine if the child requires a diagnosis which will help the child improve his growth and learning. The parents or guardians will become acquainted of their child’s results in each area of development and a goal can be set to improve the child’s development within the program, in any of the areas that the child may have a deficiency on or the…

At some point in their lives, everyone goes through that archetypal phase of teenage rebellion. While this may be slightly different from person to person, almost all kids rebel at some point in their childhood. Their rebellion, however, will differ and depend on their own personal situation or environment. Even when talking about one single person, rebellion changes with the situation. This is exhibited in many ways in real life and literature. In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi employs graphic and…

a natural time of learning and adjustment, particularly in the setting of long-term goals and personal aspirations. Peers become more important and experimenting with relationships is an important development task during adolescence. While a lot changes, from physical appearances to social development both the rates of depression and anxiety rise dramatically, with anxiety disorders seen in 5 - 30% of the children (James, Soler & Weatherall, 2005; Platt, Williams, & Ginsburg, 2016) and…

A mood swing is a sudden change of mood or emotion of a person in a short period of time. Everyone experiences mood swings and it usually occurs to teenagers. Mood swings are innate to teenagers but it only develops as they reach their puberty stage depending on their perspective in life. It is a very common behavior to teens, although some of them do not pay too much attention with it. They couldn’t avoid this kind of behavior. Hence, they should all be informed about this kind of behavior and…

Although we are technically considered adults when we turn 18, most of us begin to transition to adulthood much sooner. For me that transition has come through challenges, challenges that have forced me to be independent and responsible for myself, and my little sister. I can easily say that my little sister Kylie and I have had our love hate relationship from the start. Kylie has always been the biggest pain in my butt. She has always been a follower and the person she follows the most happens…

The purpose of this paper is to focus on a responsive caregiver who works with infants and toddlers. The primary caregiver and the environment have a strong impact on a child’s development. Infants and toddler’s routine are different; however, a responsive approach is used to implement them both. In order to promote a quality program certain characteristics, needs an established relationship, room structure, and routines in the classroom. A responsive caregiver builds a relationship with…

My mom didn’t raise my sisters and I like a traditional mexican mother. Of course she made us speak spanish and made sure we respected her or else we knew the consequences . But since I can remember my mom has always worked more than one job. Being a single parent she had to work to or more jobs to provide for her girls. With her always working , we all had to do play our part and make it work. My older sister ,Tatiana, played a major part in raising my younger sister and me. She had to take us…

As part of being child care providers it is our duty to offer a safe stimulating environment for the children in our care. In early years setting this may be the first time a parent has left their child in the care of others so it is essential that they feel confident that they are leaving their child with competent professional staff who will strive to achieve a high quality of care and keep the children in the setting safe from harm. To ensure that the children in our care are welcomed into a…

Helping a teen’s well-being in a school-setting: A comparative analysis Identity formation is a lifelong developmental process that begins to become crucial during adolescence. Adolescence has been described as a “turbulent stage because of the dramatic physiological changes occurring at this time,” (Crain, 2011, p. 290). Not only are adolescents experiencing bodily changes, but are also trying to find their place in the larger world. According to Erickson, adolescence is the time where…

sense of security and positive self-esteem. And parents' responsiveness to an infant's signals can affect the child's social and cognitive development. Studies have proved that bonding is essential for babies. Skin to skin contact is a way to bond with your baby. It's soothing for both you and your baby while promoting your baby's healthy growth and development. Eye-to-eye contact provides meaningful communication. Babies try to imitate your facial expressions and gestures. Both parents can…