Health essays

Infancy The stage of infancy starts from birth and ends approximately at the age of 2. Infancy is also called “babyhood” Infancy and early childhood development are times of great change in a living organism, and they are perhaps the most formative years of development. Developmental progress may be measured in the following domains: physical, … Read more

Intended Audience This article is about SLPs assessing the necessities of children who have been diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech. CAS is very difficult to diagnosis, but the correct diagnosis is extremely important. Throughout this article, it gives a breakdown of various techniques and tests, as well as important aspects in the process of … Read more

Today, my best friend Danielle called me. I picked up the phone, and on the other end of the line is the girl that I have known since I was born. I asked her, “Hey! How are you?”, to which she replies, in a frantic tone, that she just found out she is pregnant. My … Read more

Evidence suggests adopted children are more likely to be diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to non-adopted children. This difference exists for a number of reasons. The first concerns the risky sexual behaviour displayed by young adults with ADHD. This risky sexual behaviour may lead to unwanted pregnancies, ending with termination or adoption. … Read more

DEFINITION: Obesity occurs when more calories are consumed than are expended over time. Children < 2 years age: Obesity is defined based on weight for length for children <2 years age. The sex-specific weight for supine length ≥97.7th percentile on the World Health Organization (WHO) charts (1) is defined as Obesity. Children > 2 years: … Read more

Introduction The name of the child we observed is Sophia. She is a girl who is 7 years three months old. She has a father and mother who are happily married and has an older brother by the name of Max. She also has six pet fish. Sophia tends to get excited really easily, especially … Read more

Introduction Early childhood is the quickest period in developing of human life. The year from conception 2 to 6 year of age is critical to complete healthy and physical growth of children. In this all step firstly a child begin enjoy the learning skill at the age of 2 to 3. Then they starting to … Read more

Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) specifically incorporates an holistic approach to education to develop the whole child, ‘children learn best when they are healthy, safe and secure, when their individual needs are met, and when they have positive relationships with the adults caring for them’ (2014, pg. 16). Early Help Assessments (EHA) have replaced CAF with … Read more

Within every early years setting as a foundation of its practice all practitioners must develop and be mindful of children’s personal, social and emotional development (PSED). This one key principle is deemed the central anchor for all practice and outlined in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)(EYFS,2014) which is made up of three documents two … Read more

DANIEL STERN Daniel Stern spent his career examining how the infant develops a sense of self and he did this by bringing together two concepts: The observed infant is a result of clinical observations made between mother and baby, recorded and analysed by Stern and others. The clinical infant is a reconstruction of an adult’s … Read more