3.1 Communication and Professional Relationships with Children, Young People and Adults

3.1 Understand child and young person development.
Development Age | Social | Physical | Emotional | Communication |
0-3 |  Likes to please adults and to perform for an audience May become anxious or distressed if separated from known adults May use comfort object Mostly cooperative and can be distracted from unwanted behaviour Plays alongside other children |  Beginning to realise others are separate beings from themselves Imitates others and tries out ways of behaving in play Becoming more confident but still needs adult reassurance | Likes to please adults and to perform for an audience May become anxious or distressed if separated from known adults May use comfort object Mostly cooperative and can be distracted from unwanted behaviour Plays alongside other children | Between 0 and 3 months: Makes a variety of “happy” sounds Will respond to a variety music and other sounds Babies watch their carers face especially the mouth and try to copy its movementsBetween 6 and 12 months: Babbling sounds begin Baby will make four or five different sounds and will turn its head towards the source of sounds Will show feelings by squealing with pleasure or crying Laugh and chuckle to show enjoymentBetween one and two years: Move from using single words to putting them together as a phrase A child will understand key words in the sentences used In the second year children start to understand the use of conversation and begin to copy carers |
3-7 | Three to four years: Becoming more independent and self motivated Feels more secure and able to cope with unfamiliar surroundings and adults for periods of time Becoming more cooperative with adults and likes to help Sociable and friendly with others, plays with children and more able to share Beginning to consider the needs of others and to show concern for others | Three to four years: Start to use pitch and tone May start to use the past tense Vocabulary extends towards 1000-1500 words Marks...