Post by Rose on Jun 6, 2017 14:01:52 GMT -8
Meeting the physical, social, intellectual, and emotional needs of children is vital at every stage, these are just some specific needs at each stage.
Infants: Physical needs are very important for infants, they need to develop their muscles so they can hold up their head, sit, crawl, grab things, etc. They need to know their cries will be answered with care quickly.
Toddlers: Physical needs are also important, gaining better gross motor and fine motor skills, walking, throwing or rolling a ball, etc. They also begin to push boundaries and have trouble classifying their emotions so they need their caregivers to help them to understand what it is they are feeling and how they should be acting if they are feeling that way.
Preschoolers: Physical needs are important so children can practice more complicated movements like skipping and hopping, but I think that social needs become very important for preschoolers. They have a better understanding of their own emotions, but they now need to learn how to cooperate with others and express their feelings to their caregivers and classmates, as well as trying to understand the emotions of their classmates.
Young school age children: Intellectual needs are very important at this stage. Children can think more abstractly, and can better problem solve to guess what an experiment may accomplish and understand how things work. They can think theoretically about social situations ("I heard that you called Sam a name today, that made her upset. Can you think how you might feel if someone had called you a name?") and understand more complex emotions.
Infants: Physical needs are very important for infants, they need to develop their muscles so they can hold up their head, sit, crawl, grab things, etc. They need to know their cries will be answered with care quickly.
Toddlers: Physical needs are also important, gaining better gross motor and fine motor skills, walking, throwing or rolling a ball, etc. They also begin to push boundaries and have trouble classifying their emotions so they need their caregivers to help them to understand what it is they are feeling and how they should be acting if they are feeling that way.
Preschoolers: Physical needs are important so children can practice more complicated movements like skipping and hopping, but I think that social needs become very important for preschoolers. They have a better understanding of their own emotions, but they now need to learn how to cooperate with others and express their feelings to their caregivers and classmates, as well as trying to understand the emotions of their classmates.
Young school age children: Intellectual needs are very important at this stage. Children can think more abstractly, and can better problem solve to guess what an experiment may accomplish and understand how things work. They can think theoretically about social situations ("I heard that you called Sam a name today, that made her upset. Can you think how you might feel if someone had called you a name?") and understand more complex emotions.