The document discusses understanding a child's development from a professional standpoint by examining their ability to perform self-care tasks, interact socially, use thinking and learning skills, and develop language, motor, and sensory skills. A child's development is assessed based on their dressing, feeding, sleeping, bathing, toileting, expressing feelings, social interactions, problem-solving, attention, receptive and expressive language, gross and fine motor control, and sensory integration.

1. Understanding a Child’s Development

2. In order to identify a possible
delay in a child, it is helpful
to understand how a child’s
development is looked at from a
professional stand point.

3. A child’s ability to do
things for him/herself.
♥ Dressing /undressing
♥ Feeding
♥ Sleeping habits
♥ Bathing
♥ Toilet training, etc.

4. A child’s ability to
interact socially.
♥Expressing his/her
feelings
♥ Interacting with adults
♥ Interacting with peers
♥ Understanding danger
♥ His/her coping skills.

5. A child’s thinking and
learning skills such as:
♥ Problem-solving skills
♥ Play skills,
♥ Attention span.

6. ♥Receptive Language:
A child’s ability to
understand when spoken
to, to follow commands, to
respond to his/her name.
♥Expressive Language:
A child’s ability to express
his/her needs by words,
sounds, gestures, pointing.

7. ♥ Gross Motor Skills:
A child’s ability to control the
large muscles of the body for
walking, running, sitting,
crawling and other activities.
♥ Fine Motor Skills:
A child’s ability to control the
fingers, hands and arms.
Eye-Hand coordination.
♥ Sensory Integration:
A child’s ability to process,
organize and interpret
stimulation from the
environment, such as touch,
movement, sight and sound.