Purpose of Assignment
This assignment will help to identify the normal growth and development by topic for each age group. In the final column of the assignment, you need to observe a child and apply the information you gathered and document your findings in comparison by the particular age of that child.
Competency
Compare principles of growth and development when caring for pediatric clients.
Instructions
Using the template linked below:
Explain the topics in the worksheet by age. Identify one milestone and one expected norm for each category by age group.
After you fill out the milestones and expected norms for each category by age group, observe a child of any age for 30 minutes to an hour, and apply the knowledge that you learned to the child you are observing and record this information in the purple Observation Data column.
Module 06 Worksheet- Development Assignment
| Infancy | Toddler | Pre School | School Age | Adolescent |
Observation Data for [insert age, gender, and any other relevent information].Example: Female, Age 4, Autistic.
*only fill out this column for the age group you observed. |
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| Erikson’s Theory |
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| Cognitive Development
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| Language Development
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| Psych-Social Development |
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| Moral Development |
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| Discipline
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| Physical Development |
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| Injury Prevention |
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| Nutritional needs |
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| Dental Care |
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| Sleep |
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| Activity and Play types |
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| Vital Signs
Including type of Pain assessment
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