Development through the Life Stages

What are the areas of development? Physical Intellectual Emotional Social

Name the life stages…… Pregnancy/Birth/Infancy(0-3) Childhood(4-9) Adolescence(10-18) Adulthood(19-65) Final Stages of life(65+)

Write a short paragraph about each stage. Pregnancy 3 trimesters Write a short paragraph about each stage.

Birth *From around 36 weeks baby will engage *Nine months/40 weeks 3 stages of labour: Dilation Baby begins to move down the birth canal Delivery of baby and the placenta

Infancy 0-3 Physical Fine motor skills Gross motor skills

Infancy 0-3 Intellectual Object permanence (Piaget) Points to parts of the body Scribbles Recognises colours Draws a circle Attempts puzzles

Infancy 0-3 Emotional/Social Recognises carers face Smiles/coos/laughs /Plays peek a boo Begins to use words to communicate Makes stronger attachments (Bowlby) Shows signs of emotions Parallel play Strong sense of identity/gender/age Toilet training (Erikson) Waits for needs to be met Shows concern for others

Childhood 4-9 Increased physical skills FMS GMS

Childhood 4-9 Intellectual Recognises 3 shapes Repeats a story Knows primary colours Counts ten objects Knowledge of direction Counts 20 items Days of week Sight reads 10 or more words Predicts Conserves(Piaget)

Childhood 4-9 Emotional & Social Becomes more affectionate Eager to help and please Co-operative play/teamwork Understands others point of view Skilled communicator May have gained confidence but may also loose confidence

What are the signs of puberty? Adolescence 10-18 Puberty What are the signs of puberty? Complete handout 1

Adolescence 10-18 Intellectual Thinking changes from abstract to concrete Approach problems systematically Use imagination to solve problems Fast, legible style of handwriting

Adolescence 10-18 Emotional /Social Alternate between child/adult behaviour Wide emotional swings Often feel misunderstood Seek recognition from their friends Become more introspective

Adulthood 19-65 Early Physical maturity Forming relationships Impact of life events Choose a lifestyle Late ‘Mid-life crisis’ Ageing Impact of life events Menopause

Final stages of life Activity/disengagement theories Acceptance of death Changes: Psychological Biological Social