TOPIC 6 Childhood - 095516
TOPIC 6 Childhood - 095516
TOPIC 6 Childhood - 095516
1a: a young person especially between infancy and puberty a play for both children and adults.
b: a person not yet of the age of majority (see majority sense 2a) Under the law she is still a child.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as, “A human being below
the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, the majority is attained earlier. “
This is ratified by 192 0f 194 member countries.
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Preschool
“a preschool playgroup“
Preschool-age child means a child aged three through five not yet
attending kindergarten. If a child is older than age five and not
attending kindergarten or a higher grade.
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Puberty
15-24 year
Infant. Infants develop new abilities quickly in the first year of life.
Toddler.
Preschool.
School age.
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Four Types of Child
Development
This will be explored in more detail in topic 3. Many different factors relate to
the individual child, the family the immediate social situation, and the wider
cultural context may combine to place children in positions of risk and threats
to their well-being, development, and rights. The capacity to anticipate,
acknowledge and assess such factors is fundamental to the effective protection
of children.
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Avoiding Assumptions of
Vulnerability in Children and
Adolescents
This will be explored in more detail in topic 3. Many different factors relate to
the individual child, the family the immediate social situation, and the wider
cultural context may combine to place children in positions of risk and threats
to their well-being, development, and rights. The capacity to anticipate,
acknowledge and assess such factors is fundamental to the effective protection
of children.
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