Health and social care level 2 - Human Lifespan Development

age group tend to carry out logical activities and they begin to understand different concepts They begin to become fluent in  language and  develop a good vocabulary which means they can make sentences and use grammarChildren become more independent as they loosen their bonds with their parents although they still need support from their parents. Children become to be in control of their emotions and how they respond to things emotionally.  Children begin to join various activities with others and learn to take turns and share. Children also begin to create their own rules and make up more complex games. They organise groups or how the game works.Adolescence (11-18years) Physical:Intellectual:Emotional:Social:This is the time where the physical changes are important which include puberty. Hormones trigger many physical changes. For a boy his voice becomes deep when he speaks and his shoulders become broader. For a girl her body becomes curvier and she gets breast development.  Body hair develops on both male and female. At this point in their stage teenagers realise that the world is more complex than what they thought of it when they were younger. Their long term memory develops so it helps them to study for the exams. Teenagers also start to think about their long term futures and what they would like to become or their studies and are also able to plan ahead. Some may think about if they want to end their education. At this stage teenagers go through a lot (storm and stress) as teenagers develop a lot of emotional feelings and try and figure out their own identity and emotional intelligence. Some teenagers change from behaving like children to adults and some behaving like children instead of adults. (immature and mature) They may sometimes feel misunderstood by people and may challenge parental values and purposely pushing their boundaries. This can be apparent as rebellious by carers and family tension.Teenagers can become less dependent on their family for emotional support and ten to turn to their friend’s for advice. Emotional and social development is similar when it comes to teenagers as teenagers gain independence and spend more time with their friends which allow them to develop social intelligence.Teenagers often struggle as they want to be liked by everyone and they turn more to their friends. Peer pressure can also be difficult as it challenges AdulthoodPhysical:Intellectual:Emotional:Social:At this stage of physical development they are fully mature and at this point they have children. From the age of 30 people start to notice a couple of physical changes such as their skin start to get wrinkles and their hair starts to become grey and thinner, there sight becomes less clear and they may start to lose their hearing. Good exercise regimes and a healthy lifestyle can help extend this and a numerous individuals choose to start to develop their fitness. At this stage of adulthood some people may still continue their education at university or college. And they can study a variety of programmes or some may start working but they never stop developing skills. Young adults develop problem solving and decision-making skills. Some adults may do training courses for their future career or even whilst they are working as technology is always been developed so they need to keep up with the new skills that are being invented.At this stage of emotional development adults start to think about life partners and begin to develop close emotional bonds with one person.Also at this point in their lives they begin to think about having a family meaning they will have to have big responsibilities. Middle adulthood such as people in there forties and onwards women start to realise their physical ageing and women also go through menopause, and there are fewer job options as they are becoming older. Their children become older and they will move out and have their own life. When people are in their twenties they do not have many responsibilities so they tend to spend most of their time socialising. Friendship is very important with both sex and opposite sex. Meeting new people is very important and sometimes can be very exciting. Many relationships are developed during adulthood such as personal relationships and public relationships, with the personal relationships being long-term friends and maybe life partners and family relationships. Public relationships being relationships develops with people are workplaces and possibly social networking sites. Old age Physical:Intellectual:Emotional:Social:When most people get to their sixties then they begin to age more quickly. Most signs of ageing is when people begin to lose their memory and their vision becomes less clearer especially if they are trying to read they might find it difficult. When people reach old age they will end up dealing with some sort of disability. Older people can still learn different skills such as playing scrabble or learning to play an instrument or join a pottery class this includes interacting with other people which provides mental stimulation to people with older age.  For some older people they are less able to solve problems as their brains ten to work slower and in most cases this can cause dementia. There is both negative and positive development in older age. The wisdom in older age is valued so they can feel like they are making a contribution to their communities.Many old aged people are delighted to have free time so they can spend it with loved ones such as their family and friends or pursuing their hobbies. As older people have retired so they do not work and have spare time so they can spend time with their family and friends. Some may do some voluntary work.Some may want to develop more interest in specific things such as going to pottery classes or day centres and this is healthy for older age people. If families or friends do not live nearby then it can be difficult to visit them as you may not have transport or live alone and you may become depressed and isolated.