Health and social care double award

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Health and care unit 2

                         How health needs change across the life spam

Infancy (0-3)

When a baby is born it always depends on its parent or carer for everything. Babies physical needs are warmth, shelter, balanced diet, protection, good hygiene, sleep and exercise these are the things a baby needs to survive. Babies need to have toys to simulate their brain also things like picture books, television, role modeling these are all a babies intellectual needs that will help the baby start to learn. As part of their emotional needs they need to be able to bond with their parent or carer this is called an attachment relationship they need a lot of love and support and encouragement. A babies social needs are at three years old they will start parallel play and bonding with other children but before that they just play aside other children they don’t actually play with the other babies this is called solo play. They need to be developed into routines and be able to explore their environment.

Children (4-10)

When a child turns four it still depends on their parent but not as much as in infancy they will start eating by them selves be able to tie their own shoe laces and some may even be able to dress themselves. Children’s physical needs are warmth, shelter, a healthy diet, protection, exercise, good hygiene and the recommended amount of sleep. These are the things a child needs to maintain good health and their basic needs to survive. Children’s intellectual needs are that they still need toys but a bit more advanced toys that will teach them a bit more and stimulate their minds. Children will be starting school at this age so books to read to be able to help them at school. They also get a good intellectual health from school because they are constantly learning new things that are stimulating their brain. Things like learning to write and read.  As a child grows up they have more emotional needs, they need to be able to build up their confidence (self esteem). They also need a lot of encouragement because they will have been used to depending on a parent or carer from being a baby so they need to be a little more independent. As a child they have very important social needs they will just be starting school this is when they will start parallel play they also need to be developed into routines.

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Adolescents (11-18)

When a child grows up their needs change quite a lot because they start to look after their selves and can do more or less everything for them selves and there is no need to depend on a parent. They also start puberty things that change are that they grow taller, develop breasts, shoulders broaden and periods start. These then lead to change in hormones. Their hormones will be all over and this will then cause mood swings which will lead to stress ...

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