DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
THE LIFE STAGES
P1
What are the areas of development?




Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
Name the life stages……





Pregnancy/Birth/Infancy(0-3)
Childhood(4-9)
Adolescence(10-18)
Adulthood(19-65)
Final Stages of life(65+)
Pregnancy
3 trimesters
Write a short paragraph about each stage.
Birth
*From around 36 weeks baby will engage
*Nine months/40 weeks
3 stages of labour:
 Dilation
 Baby begins to move down the birth canal
 Delivery of baby and the placenta
Infancy 0-3
Physical
Fine motor skills
Gross motor skills
Infancy 0-3
Intellectual






Object permanence (Piaget)
Points to parts of the body
Scribbles
Recognises colours
Draws a circle
Attempts puzzles
Infancy 0-3










Emotional/Social
Recognises carers face
Smiles/coos/laughs /Plays peek a boo
Begins to use words to communicate
Makes stronger attachments (Bowlby)
Shows signs of emotions
Parallel play
Strong sense of identity/gender/age
Toilet training (Erikson)
Waits for needs to be met
Shows concern for others
Childhood 4-9
Increased physical skills
FMS
GMS
Childhood 4-9
Intellectual










Recognises 3 shapes
Repeats a story
Knows primary colours
Counts ten objects
Knowledge of direction
Counts 20 items
Days of week
Sight reads 10 or more words
Predicts
Conserves(Piaget)
Childhood 4-9






Emotional & Social
Becomes more affectionate
Eager to help and please
Co-operative play/teamwork
Understands others point of view
Skilled communicator
May have gained confidence but may also loose
confidence
Adolescence 10-18
Puberty
What are the signs of puberty?
Complete handout 1
Adolescence 10-18
Intellectual
 Thinking changes from abstract to concrete
 Approach problems systematically
 Use imagination to solve problems
 Fast, legible style of handwriting
Adolescence 10-18
Emotional /Social
 Alternate between child/adult
behaviour
 Wide emotional swings
 Often feel misunderstood
 Seek recognition from their
friends
 Become more introspective
Adulthood 19-65



Early
 Physical maturity
Forming relationships
Impact of life events
Choose a lifestyle




Late
‘Mid-life crisis’
Ageing
Impact of life events
Menopause
Final stages of life
Activity/disengagement
theories
Acceptance of death
Changes:
 Psychological
 Biological
 Social