Essay 1: Learning and development occurs for infants and toddlers
Age 0 to age 2 is the critical period for both development and learning. When a child is undergoing the period of infancy or moving through toddlerhood, he or she will experience a variety of changes: physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional and spirituality. Domains of children 's development are closely related, with growth in one area influencing other domains (Gordon & Browne, 2014). This essay is going to explain how cognitive development and physical development occur and how they contribute to holistic development.
According to Jean Piaget’s Cognitive development theory, children ages 0 to 2 are at the period of Sensorimotor, they start to understand the physical …show more content…
As children move from infancy through preschool, their brain functions are developing according to what is received, when the brain receives a threat or stress, the body reacts (Gordon & Browne, 2014). For infants and toddlers, biting is common behavior. However, it is worth vigilant that biting still occurs on preschoolers (Ministry of Social Development, 2012). If the child is delayed developmentally, he or she may remain in a state of two years old. It is also possible that the child is suffering from hearing impairment, as a result, he or she gets delay development of language and cognitive skills (Gordon & Browne, …show more content…
The first one is that I could provide some indoor physical activities for children, instead of simply asking them to sit down and play blocks. There are many physical activities that can be played inside, such as throwing paper balls and sock balls into a basket or dancing with music. I could set one activity for children and invite them to come. When the child has an outlet for his/her energy, he/she might be less aggressive and get along well with his/her friends.
Secondly, I could introduce the concept of sharing to the child. Although it is difficult to ask a three-year-old child to share his/her toys, it is of significance to consistently instill the concept of sharing to the child as he/she will gradually learn the importance of sharing. If the child bites other children, the first thing I should do is stopping him/her. After I have checked if the child who is beaten by him/her is fine, I would talk with him/her and tell him/her that our mouths are for eating, not for biting and if he/she is not happy about sharing blocks with friends, he/she should use words instead of biting his/her friends. Then I would tell him/her that real friends share toys with each other. After continuously teaching the concept of sharing and caring for months, I think the child would have an understanding that biting is not acceptable
Age 0 to age 2 is the critical period for both development and learning. When a child is undergoing the period of infancy or moving through toddlerhood, he or she will experience a variety of changes: physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional and spirituality. Domains of children 's development are closely related, with growth in one area influencing other domains (Gordon & Browne, 2014). This essay is going to explain how cognitive development and physical development occur and how they contribute to holistic development.
According to Jean Piaget’s Cognitive development theory, children ages 0 to 2 are at the period of Sensorimotor, they start to understand the physical …show more content…
As children move from infancy through preschool, their brain functions are developing according to what is received, when the brain receives a threat or stress, the body reacts (Gordon & Browne, 2014). For infants and toddlers, biting is common behavior. However, it is worth vigilant that biting still occurs on preschoolers (Ministry of Social Development, 2012). If the child is delayed developmentally, he or she may remain in a state of two years old. It is also possible that the child is suffering from hearing impairment, as a result, he or she gets delay development of language and cognitive skills (Gordon & Browne, …show more content…
The first one is that I could provide some indoor physical activities for children, instead of simply asking them to sit down and play blocks. There are many physical activities that can be played inside, such as throwing paper balls and sock balls into a basket or dancing with music. I could set one activity for children and invite them to come. When the child has an outlet for his/her energy, he/she might be less aggressive and get along well with his/her friends.
Secondly, I could introduce the concept of sharing to the child. Although it is difficult to ask a three-year-old child to share his/her toys, it is of significance to consistently instill the concept of sharing to the child as he/she will gradually learn the importance of sharing. If the child bites other children, the first thing I should do is stopping him/her. After I have checked if the child who is beaten by him/her is fine, I would talk with him/her and tell him/her that our mouths are for eating, not for biting and if he/she is not happy about sharing blocks with friends, he/she should use words instead of biting his/her friends. Then I would tell him/her that real friends share toys with each other. After continuously teaching the concept of sharing and caring for months, I think the child would have an understanding that biting is not acceptable