Monday, 19 March 2012

Eight dimensions of developement

Cognitive: Cognitive developement refers to the ways children reason, develope language, solve problems and gain knowledge.

Physical: Physical developement refers to the process by which children gain control of their movements.

Language: Language developement is the process by which children learn to communicate with others. Although at first most childern will use speech to communicate, it is important to remember that reading, writing and signing are all ways of communicating.

Social: Social developement is the growth of a child's ability to relate to others and become independent.

Emotional: Emotional developement encompasses the feelings that we have about ourselves and others and how we express those feelings.

Moral: Moral developement is the ability to learn the difference between right and wrong and understand how to make the right choices.

Spiritual: Spiritual developement relates to the process by which children gain an understanding of beliefs (whether religious or not), relationships, self-knowledge, feelings and emotions.

Cultural: Cultural developement refers to the process by which children understand customs, ethnicity, religion or common interests relevant to their family / whanau.

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