Understanding Child and Young Person Development

This document provides an in-depth understanding of child and young person development. It explains the sequence and rate of development, the difference between sequence and rate, and the influence of personal and external factors. It also discusses theories of development and frameworks for supporting development. Additionally, it covers methods for monitoring development, reasons for deviations from expected patterns, the impact of disabilities on development, and interventions for promoting positive outcomes. The importance of early identification of speech, language, and communication delays and disorders is analyzed, along with the role of multi-agency teams in supporting development. The document also explores how play and activities can support speech, language, and communication development, and the effects of different types of transitions on development.

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1.1 Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth –
19 years.
Children’s development begins from their birth the selective sequence of development
so the first stage of development is physical development under which fine and gross
motor skills develop, which involves the standing by their own, pick pen, food etc.
then till 19 these motors skills get completely developed. Then another sequence in
children’s to 19 year youngsters development is language, social, emotional and
intellectual. All these sequence of development start with the initial small knowledge
and skills, which get well developed and stronger till 19 year of youngsters. Such till
19 children’s become emotionally stronger and understanding, able to generate
intellectual idea and able effectively communicate which starts from the rate of single
word and improved in the form of fluent conversation.
1.2 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of
development and why the difference is important.
Sequence of development means the stages of different skills and knowledge developed by
the children’s and youngsters. Rate of development means the level of development
achieved within the selected period of development stages. For example the sequence of
development is when child started picking small things and then bigger, in other hand rate
of development- mean the amount of development done within the particular period of time.
That is important to know the difference between sequences and rate of development-
because it helps to analyse the health and development condition of children’s and
youngster. That they are posing the normal development stages or not if there are not
developing the ranges of skills and knowledge with the right stage then it can be considerer
as unhealthy condition and professionals need.
2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a
range of personal factors
There are the multiple range of the personal factors which influence development of children’s
and young people’s, due to it prances, absence, positive and negative impact. Such as the
disability’s, illness, motivation, learning difficulties, family background, nutrition, Harmon’s,
these are the personal factors which influence the development of children’s and youngsters.
Such as presence of the proper nutrition in there diet helps to meet the needs of Children’s and
youngsters development and opposite to this ascension of the proper nutrition in diet can cause
bad impact on development. These factors of nutrition is further influence by the family
conditions, if the children’s are belonging to the financially stable family then they can grow
with proper support. Heredity factors like disability, illness poses negative impact on children’s

and youngsters growth due to the its, influence on children’s, youngsters motivation, by the
help of which they encourage or discourage to grab new things from society.
2.2 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a
range of external factors
The external factors which poses the negative and positive influence on children’s and
youngsters development, are socioeconomic factors, education, environment and
background. Children’s and youngsters within clean, positive environment and well stable
background get the positive and supportive influence for development. Opposite to that
children’s with in unhealthy, unhygienic, negative environment with family violence and
poor background get negative influence on there growth due to mental stress, health issues,
lack of proper diet. Another external factors such as social environment and education play
very important role in children’s development, because educated and supporting society
enrage the children’s development and the proper education helps as a key resource of
social/ emotional development. And the uneducated, unethical society and improper
education, causes the negative influence on children’s development. By preventing their
cultural, ethical knowledge and social awareness. Children’s and youngsters in bad
background and environment directed towards the negativity and unethical development.
2.3 Explain how theories of development and frameworks to support
development influence current practice.
The different types of development theory is given in context to the children's and
youngsters which support and influence the current practices of children's and youngsters
development. such as John Watson, according to this theory behaviour can be talk to
taught to the children's. Lev vygotsky, has given social development theory on the basis
of which children's learn through social interaction, that is also so consider in current
practices of children's development by influencing the arm to interact with the social
culture and community. Through which they can develop the cultural and ethical
knowledge. Burrhus Fredric, theory of operating conditioning according to which
running a scan be influenced my rewards and punishment, this year is also uses in the
current practices of children's education and development.

3.1 Explain how to monitor children and young people’s development using
different methods.
There are the certain pattern of children’s and youngsters behaviour and the pattern of their
growth according to the age, which helps to observe and monitor their development of
children’s and young once along with the help of different observation methods. Such as
observation of the body language, parents, teachers and colleagues information. Observation
of the mood, behaviour, assessment etc. For monitoring the children’s and youngsters
development that is important to monitor their sequence and rate of development in
comparison to the natural standards. So this can be done by the above discussed, such as
observation of behaviour helps to monitor their emotion and social development according
which they behave. If the behaviour of is according their normal age group then this can be
consider as normal development and if the behaviour is abnormal to their age standards then
this will be the factors professional concern. Another development monitoring methods are
development and body growth observation, which helps to analyse the right biological
growth, such as height, weight measurement.
3.2 Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not
follow the expected pattern.
There are the various reasons due to which children’s and young peoples are not following the
right direction and pattern of development. Such as disability’s, illness, inappropriate
environment, lack of emotional support such as love and motivation, language variant and
domestic violence. Such as
Social and intellectual development of the children’s and youngsters is can be inappropriate due
to the environmental factors like, lack of financial stability, nutrition and hygiene which causes
the health issues due to which children cannot attain their school and face in appropriate pattern
of development. Another reason for improper pattern of development is domestic violence and
lack of emotional supports, individuals who faces all these issues cannot develop in the right
direction due to its negative influence for the adaptation of Mind diverting bad habits such as
introvert behaviour, alcohol abuse and drug. Drug and alcohol causes the negative impact on
their emotional social development due to the introvert behaviour they cannot get exposed to the
external environment and become individual with an improper development of social and ethical
values.
3.3 Explain how disability may affect development.

Disabilities are involving physical and learning disability, like issues individual attention to
the classes, physical disabilities like hearing issues, blindness. All these kind of disabilities
prevent the children’s and youngsters, social and educational learning. The key motor skills
is cannot be develop in the right pattern due to the inherent disabilities of mental and
Physical health.
All these personal disabilities of the individuals affect their development by preventing
them to make their mental and physical efforts for the development of new skills,
knowledge and behavioural changes on the basis of their normal age group. It also causes
the lack of confidence in children’s and youngsters due to which day make the separated
from others and lose the opportunity of development in some area.
3.4 Explain how different types of interventions can promote positive outcomes
for children and young people where development is not following the expected
pattern
Children growth and development is facilitated with the various methods and intervention of their
management. Such as children or youngster not following the right pattern of development then
parents can take help of educational psychologist, SENCO, close observation, additional learning
support, speech and language interventions. Close observation helps to understand the specific
problem of development issues then in context to that education psychologist is selected as
intervention of learning difficulties, for mental and social understanding pattern development.
Personal nurses and teachers are selected for the children’s and youngsters in context to their
development issues. Which help to make best support and efforts for moving them in right
pattern of development. For example in context to the physical development issues of children’s
physiotherapist is the best intervention which provide complete support and treatment for
improvements.
4.1 Analyse the importance of early identification of speech, language and
communication delays and disorders and the potential risks of late recognition.
Children’s development is can be mange at the small age which is not possible or difficult to
manage at the young age. As at childhood there is flexibility for growth and

development .another important factor of early age identification of development delay is that,
childhood is the time period of learning, mistakes and improvements under which they have to
learn small things. If the inappropriate pattern of development of children’s is can be identified
in childhood then this can helps to utilize the long period of childhood for improvement. As at
the young age they have to learn huge things which can not be possible without skills and
knowledge develop in child hood. Another importance of early identification is that youngsters
with the abnormalities can not tolerate the society and not able to grab the opportunity of young
age development.
4.2 Explain how multi agency teams work together to support speech, language
and communication.
Once the abnormal pattern of development is observed in youngsters and children’s then multi
agency team is coordinated to make best practices and interventions for improvement. Such as
the collective approach and interventions done by the TA and SENCO by providing the speech
and communication therapist. Where in TA work to make improvement on their learning skills
by spending more time with them and SENCO make analysis to identify additional needs.
4.3 Explain how play and activities are used to support the development of
speech, language and communication.

Gaming and other activities helps to support the development of speech, language and
communication by influencing the children’s and youngsters to make efforts for
transforming their queries and Information related to game. This exit to make actions
and participation in conversation related to play and activities. Such as children’s t early
year of development seek to know about the gaming instruments and then get exited to
communicate about that date to which they try to speak a word related to that. Same as
this in youngsters play and activities helps to get the knowledge of new things which
can be helpful for communication. In other hands play and activities helps to reduce
fear of communication and speaking.
5.1 Explain how different types of transitions can affect children and young
people’s development.
Transition is a type of changes take place in the life, some of translation is can be
necessary for the children's and some can be unnecessary and unwanted changes.
Transitions is can be good or bad for the children's and depending upon the support they
get for its management. For example moving from the childhood to puberty, adolescent
to adulthood, school to college, one place to another place of living, family transition etc.
Some of the transition can poses negative impact on children’s and youngsters if it can
not be manage with in the time, such as immature questions of adulthood, with new
desires and feelings, puberty and family transition, such as divorce and new parents.
Children’s development is can be prevent by the inappropriate management of these
transitions, such ad it can cause lack of communication, stress due to which they cannot
develop their social emotional skills.
5.2 Evaluate the effect on children and young people of having positive relationships during
periods of transition.
Transition period of Children's and youngsters as can be good and unpleasant, this can be
difficult or motivating, but all this factor is can be easily managed with the help of positive
relationship, if the children’s or youngsters having good relationship with someone and their
class in their home or in their society, with whom they can share their every problems and
happiness and trust on them, then transition period is can be easily managed.

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