Child Development

Child Development Theories and Theorists

Pus various handouts on cognitive development in children.

A mixed pack of resources

Understanding child development is essential for anyone teaching or working in health and social care or childcare.

This fully editable training pack gives trainers teachers and care providers everything needed to deliver confident sessions on Child Development – Health and Social Care Teaching Resources.

All resources are fully editable and sent via emailed zip folder within 24 hours.

This pack includes seven detailed presentations covering major theorists, attachment theory, conditioning, cognitive development, language acquisition, development through life stages and nature versus nurture plus 16 editable handouts to support learning and reinforce professional practice.

All editable (should you need to edit).

Why this topic is important

A strong understanding of child development helps staff recognise milestones identify concerns support learning and provide safe nurturing environments. Knowledge of key theories such as Piaget, Vygotsky, Bowlby, Skinner and Erikson helps learners understand how children grow learn and form relationships.

Who this pack is for

• Trainers delivering health and social care courses

• Teachers delivering child development units

• Care providers who need ready to use and editable training

• Agencies supporting staff across early years and care settings

• Nurses and senior staff who provide in house training

• Colleges and independent tutors teaching health and social care and childcare

This Pack

• Fully editable training resources that can be adapted to any setting

• Seven comprehensive presentations covering theorists, attachment, conditioning, cognitive development, language acquisition, life stages and nature nurture

• 16 editable handouts including cognitive development, stages, infant reflexes, prenatal development, puberty, speech and language development and more

• Professional content written specifically for the UK health and social care sector

• Digital delivery via emailed zip folder within 24 hours

• Microsoft Office based resources that are easy to customise for your organisation

What learners will understand

• Key child development theories including Freud, Erikson, Skinner, Vygotsky and Piaget

• How children form attachments and how Bowlby’s theory influences practice

• How classical and operant conditioning shape behaviour

• How children think learn and problem solve through cognitive development

• How children acquire language and communication skills

• How development progresses through life stages

• The influence of nature and nurture on development

• How to apply theory to real practice using handouts and examples

Presentation 1 - Child Development Theorists & Their Theories (23 slides) - Slide Titles:

Sigmund Freud
Erik Erikson
B.F.Skinner
Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget

Presentation 2 - Attachment Theory (Bowlby) (12 slides) - Slide Titles:

Psychological theories
Attachment theory
Bonding
Maternal deprivation
Criticisms (Schaffer & Emerson (1964))
Social releasers
Internal working models
Criticisms (Michael Rutter(1981)
References

Presentation 3 - Operant and Classical Conditioning (14 slides) - Slide Titles:

Key theorists
Classical and operant conditioning
Classical conditioning (3 slides)
Operant conditioning
Law of habit formation
Law of conditioning
Reinforcers (3 slides)
Schedules of reinforcement
Evaluation of these theories
References

Presentation 4 - Cognitive Theory Piaget (17 slides) - Slide Titles

Psychological theories
Cognitive theory – Piaget
Operations and schemas
Equilibrium
Object permanence and conservation
Conservation
Egocentrism
Formal reasoning
Stages of cognitive development
Sensorimotor stage
Preoperational stage
Concrete operational stage
Formal operations stage
Cognitive theory – Piaget
References

Presentation 5 - Language Acquisition (8 Slides)

Presentation 6 - Development Through Lifestages (19 slides)

Presentation 7 - Nature Nurture (12 slides)

Word Documents

1) Children and Happiness (Inc Bowlby/Ainsworth)
2) Cognitive Development Ages 2 to 3 years
3) Cognitive Development Ages 3 to 4 years
4) Cognitive Development Ages 4 to 5 years
5) Cognitive Development Ages 4 to 7 months
6) Development of the Foetus
7) Erikson’s Theory of Development
8) General Stages of Development Ages 2 to 5 years
9) Nature Nurture
10) Infant Reflexes
11) Piaget
12) Learning to Talk
13) Normal Stages of Development Birth to 5 years
14) Pre-Natal Development
15) Puberty
16) Speech and Language Development


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