What Skills do Children Develop at Different Ages
Young children develop rapidly in several developmental areas, including language, cognitive, social and physical. Physical development encompasses growth and motor skill abilities.
Most children develop along a general time frame, but variations in physical development occur from child to child. Pediatricians typically monitor physical development at well-child visits.
Significance
Physical development allows children to interact with and explore the world around them. Physical development includes increases in muscular strength and coordination.
Children develop both gross motor and fine motor skills as they grow. Gross motor skills include those skills that use large muscle groups, such as running and jumping.
Fine motor skills include those skills that use small muscle groups, such writing with a pencil and tying shoelaces.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development of Children
Personal, social and emotional development is one of the six areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It is designed to help children be able to relate to other people and look after themselves.
What does personal, social and emotional development mean?
You’ll find printable activities and resources below for children aged 0-5 years, covering ‘Personal, Social and Emotional Development’, one of the 6 learning goals in the EYFS framework.
You can find activities for the other 5 learning goals here:
- Physical Development
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World
- Creative Development
- Communication, Language and Literacy
- Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
Learning Objectives for Children:-
• To work as part of a group, taking turns and sharing fairly (EL6 from Personal, Social and Emotional Development)
• To talk about the Christmas story, and how it is special to many people
Healthy Sleep for Kids
We spend an average of one-third of our lives asleep in bed. While this may be a fact we have all heard before, it’s a figure that still loses none of its impact. Sleep is essential for each and every one of us. It restores our immune system, is required for laying down memory, renews energy levels, restores mental function and is essential for physical growth.
It is important to put your child to bed at the same time every night. This will help her body clock to stay on track and make it easier for her to fall asleep quickly. Changing the bed time everyday will make it harder for her to settle down and get to sleep.
It’s a good idea to teach your baby that nighttime is different to daytime from the start. During night feeds you may find it helpful to:
1. keep the lights down low
2. not talk much and keep your voice quiet
3. put your baby down as soon as they’ve been fed and changed
4. not change your baby unless they need it
