Physcial needs
Physical- the physical appearance of a child starts to change as they loose their baby shape and begin to look more like a young adult. The infants fast growth rate slows down during childhood and their balance becomes better this means that they can climb and run without fear of falling. At the age of 4 a child should be able have accuracy in small movements this means that they will be able to make things out of clay, and walk backwards and down the stairs with more confidence. From the age of 5-6 children should be able to draw numbers, cut with scissors, dress themselves and ride a bike. Children should also be able to use a knife and fork, and can often tie shoelaces by themselves. From 7-10 children’s baby teeth will be lost so they can make way for their adult teeth. Girls and boys both have similar body shapes until they reach puberty, some children may go through puberty at the age of 10 this isn’t wrong, it all depends on the child’s hormones.
Intellectual needs
Children are interested by everything at this age and they start to ask questions about things and objects, this is so that they can develop the knowledge they need to understand what objects are and what they need to do. As a child intellect starts to develop they will be given books, puzzles and games to try to help their intellect develop. A child will be sent home from school most days with homework, this could be a simple book, sums or even just drawing a picture and labelling it but this all contributes to the development of the child intellect. The child will learn how to keep friendships, table manners and will learn his/her name between this age period. A child learns how to do certain activities by watching others this is how the child will be able to understand the concept of how to do certain activities.
Emotional needs
Children will learn to cope with their emotions and feelings by playing with other children; some of the emotions they may go through are;
Children are likely to have temper tantrums this should be going away by the time the child is 5, children have tantrums because they don’t know how to deal with their emotions to deal with this you would need to sit the child down and talk to the child about their feelings and why they feel the way they do and try to reassure them that they will be ok so that they wont feel confused.
- Jealousy
- Anger
- Happiness
- Love
- Fear
- Worry
- Guilt
Children are likely to have temper tantrums this should be going away by the time the child is 5, children have tantrums because they don’t know how to deal with their emotions to deal with this you would need to sit the child down and talk to the child about their feelings and why they feel the way they do and try to reassure them that they will be ok so that they wont feel confused.
Social needs
developing good relationships with others is a skill that most children learn from birth and start to develop when they start going to nursery. In nursery children learn to talk to people from other races, genders and from other religions this makes it easier for a child to know that everyone is the same and everyone is equal. Some children are good at developing relationships and others try to avoid having to talk to someone. This may be because they are lacking in the social skills that are needed. During childhood is when a child learns to develop relationships between others and learns the importance of keeping that relationship. A child learns how to make relationships work by;
· In the house
· At school
· Extra curricular activities.
Play is also very important to form friendships, if two children like a certain toy then they will both have something to talk about then they will find out that they have more in common.
Play helps the child to develop practical things and to have the ability to do things.
Children learn to play co operatively; this means that they learn to play with others in stead of playing alone. Parents should be sending their child to nursery when they are old enough as this is a very big stage in developing social skills and also gives the child some independence away from their parents or care
· In the house
· At school
· Extra curricular activities.
Play is also very important to form friendships, if two children like a certain toy then they will both have something to talk about then they will find out that they have more in common.
Play helps the child to develop practical things and to have the ability to do things.
Children learn to play co operatively; this means that they learn to play with others in stead of playing alone. Parents should be sending their child to nursery when they are old enough as this is a very big stage in developing social skills and also gives the child some independence away from their parents or care