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Health and social care level 1 Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Principles of growth

Measuring hight
Infants grow rapidly and will reach roughly half their adult height by the age of two
 
Adoles­cents experience growth spurts during puberty
 
Full height is reached y the start of Early adulthood

The four principles of growth

1. Growth rates are not constant
2. Different parts of the body grow at different rates
3. Growth rates vary between children
4. The growth rate of boys is usually faster on average than that of girls, as men tend to taller than women

Develo­pment Milestones

0-3 months
Can use gurgling and crying to commun­icate
18 months
Can say six to ten words
2 years
Can link words together
3 years
Can use simple sentences
8 Years
Can reason and explain

Using gross motor skills

Crawling
Walking
Running
Balancing
Jumping
Bending
Climbing
Pulling
Pushing
Kicking
Scooting
Jumping
 

Length or height

In the first two years
Infants length is measured when lying down
From 2 years old
their height is measured when standing

Areas of develo­pment

Physical
growth and other physical changes that happen to our body throughout life
Cognitive
develo­pment of language and thinking skills
Emotional
cope with feelings about ourself and others
social
form friend­ships and relati­onships
PIES

Gross Motor: 0-2 Years Olds

1.
Infants develop motor skills from the head down
2.
At 6 months control neck, can roll, sit and crawl
3.
11-13 months legs develop so they can stand, cruise and walk
4.
At 2 yearscan climb onto low furniture and can kick a ball
 

Question 2

Henry is 4 years old and attends nursery. His key person is worried that his develo­pment is not progre­ssing as well as expected for his age.

Outline the role of observ­ation in unders­tanding Hanry's develo­pment

Question 3

Bobby is 5 months old. He has just started to roll over to his front from his back.

Identify two gross motor skills that Bobby is likely to acquire in the next three months

Question 4

Connor is 18 months old. His sister Amy is 3 years old. They are both meetings the expected milestones for their age.

Outline the differ­ences in their fine motor skills
 

How fine motor skills develop

Newborn
* Able to grasp adults finger
* 3 Months hold a rattle
* 6 months grasp a toy and pass it to his other hand
* 12 months will pick up small objects
18 Months
* Build with small blocks and use a spoon
* Make marks with crayons
* 2 Years can tie a shoelace
3 Years
* Develop tripod grasp
* Can use spoon and fork
* can thread small beads
5 Years
* Manipulate the constr­uction block
* Use hand-eye coordi­nation
8 Years
* Joined up writting

menopause

what's the symptoms of menopause
Hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, loss of libido, vaginal dryness