Childhood 3-8 years- PIES SUMMARY Physical Intellectual Emotional Social By the end of early childhood As children get older they children have progressed become better at controlling greatly in their intellectual the way they respond to development. In infancy, the their emotions. Much better at understanding the world is experienced through They learn they should feelings of others. senses alone. In childhood express their emotions They understand how to take this changes as children differently in different They can be separated from More gradual than infancy, have the ability to think about situations main carer without distress. although there is a spurt things that happen to them. Children still depend on By 5 old children are attending between 5 7 years old. However, they still tend to be their carers & close family. – school, meeting lots of new FINE MOTOR SKILLS egocentric, seeing the world How they are treated by children & choosing their own Manipulating: Using small from only their viewpoint. them is still very important friends. muscles in the fingers to for their self-concept. They co-operate with other children manipulate objects. At age 5 they begin to learn Now there are other in games & understand rules & Gripping: Grasping a finger new vocabulary as they listen influences as well. As fairness. or an object (e.g. a rattle) for to other children in their class children get older they meet Because children understand more a short time. and new words introduced by more people outside the about how others are feeling it Hand-eye coordination: their teacher. They start to family. becomes more important for them Using finger muscles to pick see things from someone Their self-concept is to have the approval of other up an object and using eyes else’s point of view. Start to affected by their children to guide movements. work things out, but need to relationships with others – By 7 years children are aware of see & touch things to school friends, teachers. the sexual differences & prefer to understand & solve problems If they are popular in school play with children of the same sex. & have lots of friends it will This will continue until adolescence Piaget theory on child have a positive effect on development their self-concept, being Chomsky Language unpopular or bullied can Acquisition Device. have a negative effect.
Childhood 3-8 years- PIES SUMMARY Physical Intellectual Emotional Social More gradual than infancy, although there is a spurt between 5 – 7 years old. FINE MOTOR SKILLS Manipulating: Using small muscles in the fingers to manipulate objects. Gripping: Grasping a finger or an object (e.g. a rattle) for a short time. Hand-eye coordination: Using finger muscles to pick up an object and using eyes to guide movements. By the end of early childhood children have progressed greatly in their intellectual development. In infancy, the world is experienced through senses alone. In childhood this changes as children have the ability to think about things that happen to them. However, they still tend to be egocentric, seeing the world from only their viewpoint. At age 5 they begin to learn new vocabulary as they listen to other children in their class and new words introduced by their teacher. They start to see things from someone else’s point of view. Start to work things out, but need to see & touch things to understand & solve problems Piaget theory on child development Chomsky Language Acquisition Device. As children get older they become better at controlling the way they respond to their emotions. They learn they should express their emotions differently in different situations Children still depend on their carers & close family. How they are treated by them is still very important for their self-concept. Now there are other influences as well. As children get older they meet more people outside the family. Their self-concept is affected by their relationships with others – school friends, teachers. If they are popular in school & have lots of friends it will have a positive effect on their self-concept, being unpopular or bullied can have a negative effect. Much better at understanding the feelings of others. They understand how to take They can be separated from main carer without distress. By 5 old children are attending school, meeting lots of new children & choosing their own friends. They co-operate with other children in games & understand rules & fairness. Because children understand more about how others are feeling it becomes more important for them to have the approval of other children By 7 years children are aware of the sexual differences & prefer to play with children of the same sex. This will continue until adolescence