CHILD DEVELOPMENT

I want to said thank you to every one of the students that shared with me this course,the support that I received for each of you help me in having more knowledge,good luck for everyone,and hope to continue working with all of us! thank you Maria.



Children: "There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child.There are seven million".Walt Streightiff.

For me as a teacher the children are part of my life,I always give the best of me to them,that dreary would be the world without children.
I love them,and  shared experiences and best moments of life with them.

"This is the treasure we need today-helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself,receiving in return his gifts of hope and light" Maria Montessori

 If teaching is to be effective with young children, it must assist them to advance on the way to independence. It must initiate them into those kinds of activities which they can perform themselves and which keep them from being a burden to others because of their inabilities. We must help them to learn how to walk without assistance, to run, to go up and down the stairs, to pick up fallen objects, to dress and undress, to wash themselves, to express their needs in a way that is clearly understood, and to attempt to satisfy their desires through their own efforts. All this is part of an education for independence." (The Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori)

 Being able to see that child is going ahead and doing things increasingly alone,as an educator makes me feel that I'm doing a good job!,because tomorrow will be children with the ability to solve there own problems.

Testing for Intelligence

• Considering a commitment to viewing young children holistically (i.e., a commitment to "the whole child"), what, if anything, do you believe should be measured or assessed? Explain your reasoning.

I think is important to  be assessed the languague and the motor skills:
The languague is important skill that allows a person to communicate.Can give a child a window to the world,helping to ensure that each child can seize his or her potencial for the future success.

 

Children must develop languague skills to relate with their parents,family and peers,as well as to grow into a person who can socially interact with others through life.

A good motor development predicts an adequate learning process in children literacy.Children can navigate between other areas,notions of space,and laterality,as above-down,right-left,front-back.

The children not only develops motor skills,also allows interactions to integrate the level of thinking,emotions and socialization.

•  In what ways are school-age children assessed in other parts of the world? (Choose a country or region of the world for which you have a personal affinity.)

In Ecuador, assesses some areas :cognitive,social,motor,language,in a process of qualitative assessment of their potential and learning acquired,learning and also the conditions that affect it,is an individualized process.
The evaluation used letters and their meaning for example:
L- logrado in english would be a letter A-Achieved
EP-en proceso in english wouldbe a letter IP-in process
I-Iniciado in english would be a letter I-initiated
NR-necesita refuerzo in englis would be a letter NR-need reinforcement.
In languague theassessment process would be:
                                               L            EP         I           NR
Recognizes three objects:   x            -             -           -
Used three-word phrases:   -             x            -           -
says his full name:               x            -             -           -
Distinguishes forward and
backward :                            x            -             -           -
Names four two five
colors:                                   -             x            -           -



Like this form each area is evaluated ,social ,groos motor skill,and fine motor skills ,to realize that we must improve or need to work more in each area.and at the end of the report ,is the observation part.



Early Language and Literacy

Learning to read and write doesn’t start in kindergarten or first grade. Developing language and literacy skills begins at birth through everyday loving interactions—sharing books, telling stories, singing songs, and talking to one another. In this section you will learn how adults—parents, grandparents and teachers—play a very important role in preparing young children for future school success and in becoming self-confident and motivated learners. www.zerotothree.


JUST TO KEEP IN MIND
All areas of development (social/emotional/intelectual/languague/motor)are linked.Each depends on,and influences,the others.
What children experience,including how their parents respond to them,shapes their development as they adapt to the world.

Consequences of stress on Children's Development

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

   

I want to share an experience I had with a frien that suffered domestic violence for her husband for many years and his 7 year old son was who suffered in their development.


   Living in a home where mother abuse is ocurring, and for the children grow in an environment with violence and fear, has many implications for cognitive ,phychological,emotional, social  and behavioural development:

• He had a delayed language development he need to have a language terapist to speak well.
• In the school he has difficult to learn and concentrate,so he had a poor academic performance.
• He has anxious, and fearful and he do poop in her pants.
• He became to be angry with his dad, and his peers.
• He had low self-esteem.

All of this factors affects the children, his view of the world and of themselves, their ideas about the life his expectations about his future and their moral development. So this children had to have a psychological therapy and know he is better ,but  they still being worked on this case with the help of his family and the psychologist ,because the damage in the emotinal part of this children was affected."Children whose earlier experiences were stressful and who lacked nurturing caregivers may have impairments of their limbic systems."(Berber,2009).


HUNGER IN AFRICA

More than 30 million children and adults across a swath of Africa face a devastating hunger crisis. Poor rainfall, crop failures and skyrocketing food prices and insecurity from Niger in the West to Kenya in the East have made it hard for parents to provide nutritious food for their children. Every day that young children go without eating the right nutritious foods puts them behind in their growth and development. What’s worse, it can weaken their immunity, making them vulnerable to killer diseases like diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia. We must stop hunger in Africa before it worsens, to help children survive and thrive.
In south Africa the undernutrition array of health problems in children, sometimes become chronic,extreme weight loss,weaken-ed resistence to infection,iron deficiency,vitamin A deficiency,zinc deficiency, and in the worts cases,early death.( the death rate from diseases such as lower respiratory infection,malaria,and measles.
Inadequate nutrition can also disrupt cognition,although in diferent ways.
Children with a history of malnutrition attained lower scores.
In Kenya and Malawi has found that some female-headed house holds with very low incomes have lower levels of preschool  malnutrition.
http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c

Child Development and Public Health

Malnutrition

I chose malnutrition, because I am just thinking that every night, almost one sixth of the world’s population goes to bed hungry .and every year, about 1 million children die from severe acute malnutrition.

Every year, 3.5 million children die due to malnutrition, while millions more suffer the devastating effects of hunger and poor nutrition. Poor nutrition, particularly during the 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday can lead to lower IQ, lower educational performance, weakened immune systems, and can trap children and their families in a cycle of poverty. It is during this 1,000-day window that a child’s brain and body are most susceptible to the serious, often irreversible, damage caused by malnutrition.

Concern believes that the loss and suffering caused by hunger are utterly unacceptable in our time, especially because we know that solutions exist. Ensuring that adequate nutrition in the first years of life is essential to improving health and saving the lives of millions of children.

 

Malnutrition causes irreversible physical and mental stunting in one of every three children worldwide,one out of four children in developing countries is underweight.

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding is important because protects babies (colustrum is a think yellow firts breast that is rich in nutrients and antibodies that protect the bay.
• Mature milk has sugar,water,and protein to help your baby grow,breast milk is easier to digest for most babies.
• The cells hormones and antibodies in breast milk protect babies from illness.
• In breastfeeding "the physical contact" is so important to newborns ,it helps the babys feel more secure,warm,and comforted.
• Breastfeeding lower risk of breast cancer,ovarian cancer,type 2 diabetes.

 

CHILD BIRTH IN YOUR LIFE AND AROUND THE WORLD

CHILDBIRTH

The birth of a child is a wonder.To keep those cheristed memories close to your heart.
 My first experience being a mom was one of the best moments in my life ,I went to an hospital in South America Ecuador I was treated there for a cesarean birth because my baby was sitting, I was quiet, and deep breathing,I wanted everything to go well when I was taken to the operating room and my daughter was born,it was one of the greatest thrills to hear her crying and then he was calmed when the doctor put her on my chest,I have tears of emotion .
How important is at this time to be calm and quiet to convey that calm to the unborn child, as it is a crucial moment in their development.

I choose my country Ecuador the people that lives in the camp,(indigenas), they prefered to have their births are at home,this is normal in their culture and traditions,they think this type of birth ( acentral delibery) prevents maternal death and premature newborn,because they said the procedure is quick and less painful,midwife attends them.(Family member or a professional)
Here we coul see the significance of culture, and how the people learn the differents roles they need to perform throughout their lives and traditions.( Sandra Smidt,2006).

THANKS TO MY FRIENDS !

 

Dear: Ivellise, I want to said thank to you,I appreciate you taking the time to post on my discuss and in my blog!,I also appreciate the information and advice that you provided during this course , and when you shared with us some of your experiences working with children that has disabilities. God bless you, and keep working!! Hope to see you at graduation! Good luck!

Dear: Cedar thanks for your support,always saying something positive in my work that motivated me to keep going! I loved reading your Discussions, your experience in head start,and with your child, I'm happy to share with you this wonderfull class,
I hope to see you in the graduation!  Good luck,and blessings.

Examining codes of ethics

Children is a unique and valuable stage in the human life cycle.

 
 
 

•  "Our responsability is to provide care and education in settings that are    safe,healthy,nurturing.we need to support children development and learning,promoting children's self -awareness,and physical well- being."(NAEYC,2005)

If you work with children you need to have patience, have passion ,and always give as better as you can in knowledge,love,listening ,playing,being a good support for the children in the early years and helping in their good development.

• "To use assessment instruments and strategies that are appropriate for the children to be assessed,that are used only for the purposes for which they were designed,and that have the potencial to benefit children." (NAEYC,2005)

          I love to work with children with age appropiate materials that they can manipulate and  thus become easier in learning.

                                 

 

• The cooperation and collaboration of the family is important in the children development. "Is a good idea to share information about each child's education and development with families and to help them understand and aprresiate the current knowledge base of the early childhood profession."(NAEYC,2005).

Give issues to the parents to help at home to their children in their development ,working with them in some areas of their development,share ideas with them that support the children in the development of fine motor skills : for example playing with lentils using the two gripper fingers to put each one in the bottle, for the gross motor skills: run, jump, catch a ball with your hand ,kick a ball.this are some of the activities you could give like ideas to the parents that may be helpful in developing good skills.

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION



 

 

1. Never harm children.
2. Ensure that programs for young children are based on current knowledge annd research of child development and early childhood education.
3. Respect and support families in their task of nurturing children.
4. Respect collegues in early childhood care and education and support them in maintaining the NAEYC Code of Ethical conduct.
5. Serve as an advocate for children,their families, and their teachers in community and society.
6. Stay informed of and maintain high standars of professional conduct.
7. Engage in an ongoing process of self-reflection,realizing that personal characteristic,biases,and beliefs have an impact on children and families.
8. be open to new ideas and be willing to learn frm the suggestions of others.
9. Continue to learn,grow,and contribute as a profesional.
10. Honor the ideas and principles of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct.