topic 1 health and social care

infancy

0-3

childhood

4-10

adolescence

11-18

early adulthood

19-39

middle adulthood

40-64

later adulthood

65+

infancy physical growth of teeth

milk teeth first appear at around 6 months and by age 2-3 most children have a full set of 20 teeth

infancy growth

infants grow very fast as the average length at birth is 51cm and increases to around 75cm by 1 year and 94cm by 3 years

infancy fine motor skills

the infant adapts the grasping reflex by 4 months to hold a rattle and by 9 months the pincer grasp develops so the infant can pick up small items using their middle finger

infancy gross motor skills

at 3 months they can kick their legs vigorously and by 6 months they can sit and roll over which leads to crawl and shuffle at 9 months

infancy intellectual language and vocabulary

for language and vocabulary, the infant can make noises and non crying noises such as cooing and gurgling by 1 month

infancy monosyllables

by 6 months, they can babble and use monosyllables

infancy meaning of words

they start to understand the meaning of words like mama and dada

infancy cognition

by 1 month the infant can recognise their primary carer

infancy emotional bonding

young babies form a bond with main carer, which shows affection

infancy attachment

infants develop stranger fear and separation stress, leading to them having attachment to their primary carers

infancy display of negative behaviours

infants have negative behaviours and temper tantrums due to frustration

infancy social development

at 6 weeks they smile at faces

infancy fear of seperation

infants show fear of separation so may not play with other children on their own

infancy development of play

solitary play - 2

parallel play -2 ½

co-operative play- 3

infancy play groups

opportunities to mix with other children at play groups

childhood gross motor skills

gross motor skills develop such as running and climbing continue to develop, which makes them faster and stronger

childhood fine motor skills

fine motor skills progress such as holding a pencil/ brush/ tying laces develop

childhood control and coordination

control and coordination improve and the child can skip, hit a ball with a bat etc

childhood bladder and bowel control

its fully gained during this stage

childhood vocabulary

increases and they get to know thousands of words and understand more complex sentences

childhood reading and writing

they learn how to read and write during this life stage

childhood curiosity

curiosity develops and they ask lots of questions and like to know factual information

childhood problem solving skills

increases during this life stage, including being able to do simple arithmetic

childhood control over emotions

they have better control over there emotions and learn to cope better with them ( e.g anger , jealousy , etc )

childhood independancy

independence increases, although they are still dependant on their primary carer they can cope with short separations like school

childhood self confidence

increases by good grades and family

childhood low self esteem

if bullied or abused

high self esteem

if loved and cared for

childhood large range of contacts

more friendships begin to develop now they are at school so therefore more contacts

childhood co-operate with others

they co-operate with other children in games and group work etc

childhood understanding rules

they understand rules and fairness in social activities like sports so they are easier to work with

childhood approval of friends

this becomes very important and they may attend youth clubs etc and make new friends

early adulthood physical

reproductive peak, growth complete

early adult hood signs of ageing

men may start to go bald, hair can go grey, wrinkles appear due to elasticity in the skin lost and decreased

early adult hood studying

they may be studying at uni

early adulthood communication and time management

training/ getting a job teaches these skills

early adulthood leaving home

coping with living independently and managing a home budget

early adulthood learning parenting skills

learning this and can take up hobbies to become better parents

early adulthood relationships

may look for steady relationships and settling down which releases positive emotions

early adulthood relationship problems

like break ups and divorce which leads to anger and stress

early adulthood stress

due to financial problems, work issues, exams etc

early adulthood emotions

bonding, security, love and valued

early adulthood before children

time to go out, money for holidays, range of friendships and relationships e.g work club uni etc

early adulthood raising a family

less time to go out, may need to get a babysitter, perhaps less money to socialise, make new friends with other parents , less contact with old friends from school stc