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Identify important considerations within each category for each age group.
Erikson’s Trust vs mistrust. The baby autonomy vs shame initiative vs guilt. industry vs This is the stage
Theory learns to trust their parents and doubt. Toddlers Children in this age inferiority. Learn to do identity vs
for needs and crying will will learn to do things category are able to take things for themselves confusion. This i
trigger parents to fed or for themselves or the initiative role on their and get things when they
attend to their needs. begin to doubt their tasks and may feel completed, however, are finding a sens
own abilities. feelings of guilt . may feel inferior if of self and form
(Orenstein & Lewis, 2021) (Orenstein & Lewis, unable to. their own identit
2021) (Orenstein & Lewis, or they can beco
2021) (Orenstein & Lewis, confused about w
2021) they are or shoul
be. They should
start to find out w
they are and wha
their likes and
interests are,
however they can
also
become confuse
about these thing
Kohlberg’s Infants do not understand Toddlers can Preschoolers start School aged Adolescents begi
Theory what obedience is, however understand that to understand their own children are better understand
Piaget’s Sensorimotor stage, infants Preoperational This is also a This is the concrete This is the forma
Theory begin to learn how to acquire stage where they are preoperational operational stage and operational stage
information by the use of learning to use their stage and they still where they begin to where adolescent
their senses. This involves words and think very similar to understand concepts of are able to
touching, looking, tasting, enjoy playing with a toddler. They are time, space, and quantity. think logically
smelling, and listening to objects.Also, theory still egocentric and They begin to think more about abstract id
anything that they are curious begin to develop lack empathy. They logically, but still group They begin to
about. They are always object permanence like to group objects objects together based become concern
experimenting but can only and recognize together on simple reasoning. with the future.
understand what is in front of certain images and based on certain They also begin
them. symbols. Their identifiers. (Perry, 2023) plan/think about
thoughts do (Perry, 2023) possible future
(Perry, 2023) become more events. They can
complex, but they also use
can still only focus hypothetical thin
on one thing at a to better underst
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time. They are also the world.
still unable to think
backwards in time. (Perry, 2023)
(Perry, 2023)
Safety In this stage the parents must In this stage In this stage it is Adolescents are
Concerns/ do everything for the child. In the toddler stage children should important that much more
Injury They can move around a lot the child can move a know to never walk children are explorative and w
Prevention/ and should not be left alone lot more off alone or supervised while many things just
High-Risk when on off the ground independently. Homes communicate with swimming. They because their
Behaviors objects because they can fall. should be toddler any strangers. should also friends do. They
Choking suffocation are big, proofed with Child should be understand the begin to drive at
risks, so parents need to be protected corners, monitored at all dangers of this stage, so it
careful with the child’s child gates, and child times when outside. strangers. If a is important that
surroundings. They cannot locks. Caps should be They should also be firearm is in the they understand
regulate their body put back on all educated on the house it should be the dangers and
temperature very well, so hazardous substances dangers of traffic and locked up and out of what not to do.
parents must help them and kept out of their childproof reach of the They
regulate it. reach. Pool and car locks should be on all child. They should should also be
safety are extremely exterior doors. Safety also have proper educated on drug
(Aherin & Todd,2022) important. gates at the top and safety equipment on alcohol, and othe
bottom of stairs are when riding high risk behavio
(Perry, 2023) also a things such as bikes or (Perry, 2023)
good idea. skateboards. (Perry,
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Social Children tend to play on their Children partake Preschoolers School age children In this stage there
Interaction/ own. They choose to play mainly in solitary partake in now do cooperative lot less focus on
Play alone and are not interested in play. They typically associative play. play. They seem to be play and more fo
playing with others. (Perry, choose to play Children will now interested in who on social
2023) alone and are not choose to interact they are playing interactions with
interested in with others while they with. Also, they will others. This stage
playing with others. play. They will enjoy be involve in there is a big focu
(Perry, 2023) interacting with and organized games on how others thi
playing the same and understand the of them and actin
games as others. concepts of ways that help th
(Perry, 2023) winning and losing. fit in.
(Perry, 2023) (Perry, 2023)
Significant Infants are constantly In the toddler stage, During the School age children Adolescence will
Growth growing after they are born. they gain about 5 preschool stage, the will gain about 4 to 7 see more rapid
Trends They double their birth pounds and four to child grows pounds every growth and
weight in the first five five inches per steadily and tend to year and will increases in heigh
months. This is seen between year. By the age of grow in height, continue to grow in weight, and musc
six to twelve months , they 2 they should have weight, and muscle height. Height will tone. This is whe
grow 1cm a month and gain 3 quadrupled their tone. They begin to begin to become much puberty usually
to 5 ounces a weeks. (Perry, weight. The lengthen out and more variable between occurs. Sexual
2023) average toddler is become leaner. different children with organs will begin
26 to 32 inches. (Perry, 2023) most being mature and
somewhere between 3 hormones will pl
(Perry, 2023) and 6 inches. Growth large part in
spurts can be developing
sudden and fast features.
followed by slow (Perry, 2023)
periods.
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(Perry, 2023
Language Infants primarily Duringthis stage During this stage they At this stage, At
Development communicate they will begin to start learning and children can now this point they ca
through gestures and learn words. Every understanding a lot of use simple and now
sounds. They will babble day they may pick new words. They can complete sentences. communicate mo
and coo. They’ll learn up a new now express simple Their grammar is like adults. They
that crying will get them word. At about the stories and put improved and begin to learn and
what they age of 2 years they together phrases and sentences are more use more
want or need. They can’t can start to put sentences well. They sensible. The intellectual word
form words, but will some words can use their words to average sentence well as develop a
copy sounds. together to form convey emotions and consists of 5 to 7 mature level of
(Perry, 2023) phrases. They can for play with other words and become speaking. They c
also understand and children. Their more detailed with comprehend
use descriptive grammar is still not age. abstract language
words for things (Perry, 2023) like idioms. They
like sizes and also learn that
depending on who
Gross Motor Gross motor Toddlers can begin to More movement and Child will have more In this stage,
Development development skills in an move more on their child tend to have an strength and strength and
infant will consist of own. They will learn improved endurance with endurance furthe
keeping their head up, to crawl and move as balance. They are able their movements. improve. They ar
sitting up on their own, well as stand and hold to walk and run. They They also have far more agile an
and rolling over by themselves up. This can also sit, improved hand and can complete task
themselves. parents tend to tends to turn to jump, and go up eye coordination. with greater
put their infants on their walking. They can stairs. They also tend to strength. They ca
stomach can help them learn how to throw become better at pretty much play
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to develop stronger items. (Perry, 2023) playing complex sports like an adu
muscles for motor control. (Perry, 2023) sports. (Perry, 2023
(Perry,2023) (Perry, 2023)
Fine Motor Infants will tend to learn Toddlers will When they get to At this stage they are At this stage of
Development to pinch things and increase fine motor preschool, they begin able to utilize their life they can
hold things all on their skills. They to learn how to rip utensils, and pencils. now write, draw,
own. They tend to grasp learn to clap, clean paper and do arts and This consist of type, and tie
at 3 months old their teeth, craft activities. They writing and shoelaces with
At 5 months they’ll begin to pick things up, play can touch their own drawing. They tend to ease. Their writin
grab things with 2 hands. At with toys, put on fingers, their belly put together and take should be legible
7 months, they can move play with sound button, unbutton apart toys. they can write fo
things from one hand to based toys, and clothing, use zippers, They can also open extended
the other. At 10 months stack things like build stack towers their own lunch periods of time.
they can start to blocks. from toys, and put box and use They can also pla
pinch things. (Perry, 2023) together puzzles. scissors on their musical
(Perry, 2023) They are more own. instruments and
creative and can hold (Perry, 2023 paint more detail
pencils, markers, etc. images.
… (Perry, 2023)
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References:
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Aherin, R. A., & Todd, C. M. (2022). Developmental Stages of Children and Accident Risk Potential — Agricultural Safety and
Health — University of Illinois Extension. Web.extension.illinois.edu.
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/agsafety/factsheets/devstage.cfm
Orenstein, G. A., & Lewis, L. (2021). Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. PubMed; StatPearls Publishing.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556096/
Perry, S. E., Hockenberry, M. J., Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Wilson, D., & Wong, D. L. (2023). Maternal child nursing care (7th
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