Child Development

What is lifespan development?

• How we grow and increase over the course of our life from birth to death

• How we eat, drink and sleep over the course of our life

• How we play and run over the course of our life

• How we change and grow over the course of our life from birth to death

What is physical development?

• Dancing wildly all night to develop our muscles

• Eating well and ensuring our 5 a day intake

• Process by which you gain control over movements

• Developing our muscles and managing our weight

Why do we observe children?

• To ensure they are happy at all times

• To keep them safe at all times

• So staff get to know the children

• So staff and parents can do their best for the child

Which of the following is an observation method?

• Time lapse

• Time sample

• Time out

• Time detailed

What are emotions?

• When children get upset and cry

• An intense feeling of being overwhelmed

• A subjective response to an event

• An objective response to an event

What is language used for?

• Communication, thinking and self-regulation

• Communication, language and listening

• Communication, language and self-respect

• Communication, talking and shouting

Which statement is TRUE regarding the narrative observation procedure?

• The practitioner interacts with the child

• Allows time out for the practitioner to have a rest

• Produces closed data

• Allows for observer to see the wider picture

A key person's role is to...

• build a secure relationship with the child and their carer/s

• ensure all paperwork is up-to-date in the child's file

• build a relationship with the staff and parents

• build a secure relationship with the child

What are schemas?

• A plan of action to follow closely

• Patterns of repeatable behaviour

• Equipment children enjoy playing with

• Periods of inactivity or quiet times

What is social development?

• The process of being popular and fitting in

• The process of self-expression and interaction with others

• The process of learning how to be polite and take turns

• The process of following instructions properly