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    are some specific milestones that a child should be able to achieve around a certain age (Santrock, 2009). I will be discussing the normal development of a 7 month infant. At 7 months an infant has begun to develop gross motor, fine motor, social, cognitive and language skills. At 7 months…

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    linked attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with reduced motor skill development, coordination and athletic ability. These studies have also postured that ADHD is associated with a myriad of motor deficits which affect reaction times in children with this disorder. Because few authors have explained or looked into the fitness levels of children with ADHD and the link between these children and difficulty performing motor tasks, the author of this article chose to do just that and…

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    meets her needs. A toddler will boost their physical development by encouraging them both physical growth and motor skill development. Teachers at Little Einstein’s will encourage toddlers to walk, tossing a ball, jumping in place and riding a tricycle. As they progress in growth and become more adaptable to their environment, their activities will help the teachers to direct their fine motor movements. For example the teachers will help them with scribbling, stacking blocks, using a spoon and…

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    benefit a child or adolescent’s body weight. Along with benefitting one’s body weight, involvement in physical activity has other benefits such as positive changes in adiposity, skeletal health, psychological health, cardiorespiratory fitness, and motor skills development (Loprinzi et al., 2012). As a child…

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    more common. I have developed in this manner simply because of the healthy relationships I developed within my family at a young age that has given me the skills to achieve these kind of relationships outside the family…

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    I completed my first teaching experience on Thursday, September 29, 2016. After much consideration on the course options, I settled on Dr. Ferrier’s Psychology of Child Development (PSY 2210) course. This class meets twice a week, so the class period was 1 hour and 15 minutes, and is located in Fletcher Hall, room 100. I strategically chose child development for my first teaching experience because I thought it was important to feel fairly comfortable with the material, especially knowing how…

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    Physical literacy can be described ‘as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life.” (Whitehead, 2014). It is understanding what pushes you to undertake physical activity as an essential part of your life. This essay is about Physical Literacy, why it is important, and how the concept developed. Understanding physical literacy is very important for our wellbeing and for the…

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    My virtual Child - Victor, is six years old now. Comparing his shy nature when he was at age of three, his personality become a somewhat outgoing child. His development of various skills meets with the standard of a preschooler. From his 2 years old to now, his development in different aspects have a great changes. Physical: Victor is not energies boy, he like quiet activities and not interest in sports or exercising. Since he 6 years old, his memory is getting better, he can play…

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    Siblings and other mothers played a significant role for the African babies and they had constant human interaction through touch, singing and spoken language. Same with the American and Tokyo babies. However, some of their motor skill development was enhanced, due to attending baby exercise and yoga. The Mongolian babies’ interactions seemed minimal with parents, and was left in the care of his older sibling. Most of his development was independent, and self-taught, even his…

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    Children develop at unique rates. The child for this paper is three years old and lives with both of her parents. The goal of this paper will be to approximate her development. There are many aspects of development; this paper will be focusing on Erickson’s psychosocial stages, Piaget’s stage theory, and her level of physical development. This particular child lives with both of her parents. The subject is three years old and is an only child. The subject is with her mother the most; the mother…

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