When I Think of Child Development...

Developmental Overview: Ages 0-2

Developmental Overview: Ages 6-9

                                                                     

                                                                            Developmental Overview: Ages 3-5

When I think of childrenand their development, I will take with me the learning experience of early stages in childhood development, the major body changes, brain development, birth complications, physical development, environmental influences on a child, language development, cognitve skills and emotional development. The search instistute has advice for every develoment stage " The way parents choose to deal with these issues has an important impact on how healthy and competent their children grow up to be. That’s why we’ve organized our information into the ages & stages of child development" (Search Instistute, 2010). All of the images and stages in age represent my view on child as a demonstration of how a healthy environment, early childhood education and social awareness can make a difference with a smile on each child's face regardless of age, background, gender or culture.

Developmental Overview: Ages 10-14

Reference

Search Instistute (2010). Ages & Stages. Retrieved from http://www.parentfurther.com/ages-stages

Testing for Intelligence

When viewing a committment for young childre, i believe that the brain should be measured first because that is the primary development for a child's behavior and learning capabilities. I also believe that each child's aptitude should be assessed to see what they are good at in a specific skill. This will hep educator to better assist in other ares in which the child need the most help (Berger, 2006).

The school-aged children of China are based on a skill assessment system that consist of literacy. The skill that the children are tested on are math, reading and writing. China skill assessment is focused on the economy and the demand of labor market.The secondary education age of enrollment is age 6 and sometimes age 7. ( Zhang, 2004).

The additional concerns that I have with testing for intelligence is that school age children should not be under so much pressure to prove their intelligence. I believe that each child has a talent and it should not take a specific test that is outdated and used for so many years to test the skills of each child. The word test and the attention span for a young school age child is not focused enough to handle the stress. I fear test, quizzes and exams because I always have anxiety attacks and sometimes forget what I learned because I am trying to hard to focus and do well.

Reference
Berger, K. S. (2009). The developing person through childhood (5th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Zhang, J (2004). China's skill assessment system. Retrieved from China_Skills_Assessment.pdf

Consequences of Stress on Children’s Development

The stressor that I personally experienced was violence as a child. I coped and survived many of the violent acts by keeping my distance, staying focused and motivated to do what was right. Many of the violent acts that I witnessed as a child came from drug, gang activity and domestic violence. I always stated to myself and never indulged in any violence. When I did witness domestic violence, I would cry and pray that it never happens to me. I grew up in the projects and many of my neighbors and school mates were trying to do whatever they could to make a fast buck to get out. Unfortunately it did not turn out that way. many of my neighbors turned on each other, which resulted in gangs, shoot outs and other types of violence. may of them also started to abuse the drugs themselves which resulted in a overdose at times. In my opinion, children all around the country are experiencing some type of stressor.

Violence can target any region or country. The effects of violence on a child's biosocial, cognitive and psychosocial development can be detrimental for life. The child that have to experience or see this type of stressor can develop mental issues, depression, post traumatic stress syndrome, and behavioral issues such as being violent as well. The child can grow up not knowing how to interact in a appropriate manner when in a different environment or around other children. This type of stressor can affect their learning ability in school in which in they will not be attentive in school, focused or happy (Berger, 2009).

The region that I focused was Philadelphia, because I am from part of this area. There is not much that is being done, only that people are moving out due to the violence escalating over the years. The majority of the violence in Philadelphia are in the schools. There is not much security in the schools of Philadelphia and the administrators are pointing the finger at each and the parents. Some of the authorities are holding all that take part in the child's responsible, because they all have a role in the child's education and development (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2011).

Reference

Berger, K. S. (2009). The developing person through childhood (5th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (2011). Violence. Retrieved from http://www.philly.com/philly/news/special_packages/inquirer/violence/

Child Development and Public Health

I chose nutrition/malnutrition. The topic is meaningful to me because, nutrition is the biggest part of a child's growth and development. Without the proper nutrition a child could have a small birth rate, have development delays, deadly illnesses, and brain abnormalities.

In India, children under age 5 die every year due to malnutrition and diarrhea. In 1993 the Government of India , the National Nutrition Policy was adopted to help pregnant mothers and children to receive the maximum of nutrition. the policy was set in place to monitor the need for good nutrition and malnutrition prevention. It is more common for children to be malnourished in Sub-Saharan Africa because of poor healthcare services, bad hygiene practices, and quality of care concerns for the children and expecting mother. Girls have a lower social status in India, which put them more at risk that boys.Malnourished children perform at a lower rate in school and the consequences affects the child's motor, sensory, cognitive, social and emotional development. Vitamin, mineral, iodine and vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem because these all affect the child's development and survival rate in India (The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust, 2011).

The information that I have learned that may impact my future work as a educator, is that in order for a child to be able to survive to get the next level of development in cognitive, motor, sensory, social and emotional development, it need to start with good nutrition, hygiene, self awareness, healthcare services, preventative measures and knowledge.

Reference

The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust. (2011). Mother and Child Nutrition. Mother infant and young child nutrition and malnutrition. Retrieved from http://motherchildnutrition.org/malnutrition/index.html

Childbirth-In Your Life and Around the World

My first child's birth, was life changing experience becuase I was only 17 when I had my first. I ate plenty of fruits and vegetables and recieved WIC to help with my nutrition of my unborn child. I took prenatal vitamins and had other prenatl care through my OB/GYN. I did not know what to expect and the father was justas lost and unprepared as I was. My labor was not too bad, but it took a very long time to deliver. I was always nurturing to my first my born. I always talked with her, read to her every nighta and spent quality time with her. I enrolled my daughter into a pre-k program when she was 3 tohelp me to help her development process and learning abilites. I chose this example becaue there are more teenagers out there like me that need a support system.

I chose the region of China to discuss. The pregnant women in China, read stories before going to bed and there is no sexual activity. The pregnat women should not do any strainfurl work or attend funeral because it can cause a miscarriage. The pregnant women of China must eat their food mashed, properly cut and dark colored. The women do not have baby showers until the baby is born. During labor the women drink a strong herbal potion to help with the pain. Once the baby is born the women pray to godess with the offerings of sweet meats and incense. The women labor in a armchair or futon (Brown, 2011).

The difference between my childbirth and the women of China is that there tradition requires that the women do not work hard, they are fibben to have sex, and they must eat certain foods in a special way. The women of China do not have their babies in a hospital bed or any other bed, they have their babies in a chair. I gained the experience of how different tradtions of childbirth affect how you eat, sleep, engage in certain activities, how you handle labor and deliver your child.

Reference
Brown, L. (2011). Childbirth traditions around the world: China.

Examining Code of Ethics

The 3 ideals that are meaningful to me at The Division for Early Childhood code of ethics are

1. Enhancement of Children's and families quality of lives
2. Professionals development and preparation
3. Professional Collaboration

The 3 ideals that are meaningful to me at NAEYC are

1-1.1 To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.

1-1.3 To recognize and respect the unique, abilities, and potential of each child.

1-1.10 To ensure that each child's culture, language, ethnicity, and family structure are recognized and values in the program.

The significance of each ideal to my professional life is that they all pertain to respecting, appreciating and communicating to each indivual and collegue regardless of their age, beliefs, values, culture, and language. They are all significant because they illustrate my responsibility, role, awareness, preparation and devotion to the children and families that we serve. The three ideals also point out the behavior, rules, and laws that each professional must abide by.

Reference

NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf

The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.dec-sped.org/

Growing Your Collection of Resources

Cramer, L. (2011, March 20). Choices should put children's education first. Retrieved from http://www2.morganton.com/news/2011/mar/20/cramer-choices-should-put-childrens-education-firs-ar-877041/

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

OMEP. (2009). World Organization for Early Childhood Education Retrieved from
http://www.omep-usnc.org/

Reschly, A. L. (2011). Engaging families in early childhood education. University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://www.rtinetwork.org/essential/family/engagingfamilies

Zastrow, C.V. (2009, June 23). What works in Early Childhood Education: A view from the field. Retrieved from http://www.learningfirst.org/what-works-early-childhood-education-view-field