CAD1501 Notes: Unit 1: What You Can Expect To See in The Summary/Notes For This Unit

CAD1501 Notes: Unit 1
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE IN THE SUMMARY/NOTES FOR THIS UNIT
Child and Adolescent Development

CAD1501
Unit1 Notes by @101simi101
Different stages of growth and development throughout the life of a child until adulthood.
AGE STAGE
Conception to birth Prenatal
Birth to 12 months Infancy
12-36 months Toddler
3-6/7 years Pre-schooler
7-12 years Middle childhood
12-18 years Adolescence
Our stories tell how we became what we are, how we learned, grew and developed in
different levels.
There are 5 areas of child growth and development:
1. Physical development.
2. Cognitive (thinking) development.
3. Emotional development.
4. Social development.
5. Normative (moral) development.
These areas represent all the qualities of a human-being. It is referred to the holistic
development of a child. (Whole child development)
Development is influence by nature and nurture
Nature: Refers to biological characteristics that are inherited from parents.
Nurture: Refers to environmental influences such as social and cultural communities in

which the child grows up in.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Is the process of growth, change and maturation from conception until death.
AREAS OF HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT (WHOLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT)
COGNITIVE
PHYSICAL
WHOLE
CHILD
MORAL
EMOTIONAL
SOCIAL
➢ The physical area has to do with the body and the functioning of the body.
➢ The concept includes genetic aspects of the gender, blood type, eye colour, and
other physical characteristics.
➢ Concerns the physical appearance and physical abilities and development
possibilities.
➢ Includes physical limits and weakness.
Our bodies are created to be active. Through movement, a child can explore the
surroundings. Aspects such as balance and coordination are important for crawling, walking,
climbing and playing.
Through the 5 senses children get information about the environment.
A child with physical disabilities might find it challenging to interact with his/her
surroundings.
The perception of one’s body and physical abilities has an impact on how you learn.
A healthy body = A healthy development
Physical development can be hindered if one is inactive, obese, malnutrition and has an
illness.
Physical aspects can be barriers to normal development.

➢ Process of “getting to know”.

➢ Have to do with thinking and learning.
➢ Cognitive development happens when a brain adds new information.
➢ Involves :
o Attention
o Memory
o Problem solving
o Comprehension
o Decision making
➢ Communication and language are important in cognitive development.
➢ Are inherited (nature) but influenced by the environment (nurture).
➢ Children respond in different ways to surroundings.
➢ Every child has a typical style of thinking and solving problems.
➢ Healthy cognitive growth = child grows mentally to be the best of his/her ability in
his/her unique situation.
➢ Children must learn to understand and accept their feelings.

➢ They must be able to control and express their feelings in an acceptable way.
➢ They must develop respect and understanding of other’s feelings.
➢ By sharing feelings and caring, they will mature into emotionally stable adults.
➢ The inability to control and express feelings can lead to depression and anger
outbursts. -> Which influences other areas of development in a harmful way.
➢ Values and norms serve as principal as to what is acceptable and what is not.
➢ Defers from community to community.
➢ Child must develop an internal value system
• He must understand, accept and respect values and rules of community.
➢ Child must make behavioural choices toward his/her community values/rules.
➢ Children must learn to respect values and norms of other communities.
➢ Children learn social and communication skills through interaction with

family and friends.
➢ The child must act according to social rules of his/her groups.
➢ Through social contact = child learn to deal with relationships.
➢ Family provides support and security.
➢ Friends provide company and safe space to practice social skills.
➢ Peers offer valuable feedback.
➢ As a child function in community he/she learns about himself/herself.
➢ Feedback helps with discovering of likes and dislikes.
➢ Through social interaction a child develops a personal and social identity.
The whole-child in a cultural environment.

➢ Every child has a cultural environment.
➢ Cultures determine what is acceptable and expected of its members.
➢ Cultures are divided into two categories namely collectivism and individualism.
Collectivist cultures: has the idea that the individual’s life belongs to the group
or society.
Individualist cultures: has the idea that an individual’s life belongs to himself.

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Child and Adolescent Development

Birth to 12 months Infancy

12-36 months Toddler

3-6/7 years Pre-schooler

7-12 years Middle childhood

12-18 years Adolescence

There are 5 areas of child growth and development:

Development is influence by nature and nurture

Nature: Refers to biological characteristics that are inherited from parents.

Nurture: Refers to environmental influences such as social and cultural communities in

AREAS OF HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT (WHOLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT)

Through the 5 senses children get information about the environment.

A healthy body = A healthy development

Physical aspects can be barriers to normal development.

➢ Process of “getting to know”.

➢ Children must learn to understand and accept their feelings.

➢ Children learn social and communication skills through interaction with

The whole-child in a cultural environment.

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