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PEDIATRIC CARE

Esther Joy Timbang - Doctor, RN


Child Development Theories
An important component of CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
Quality Care from a young age may contribute an impact on the
success of a child. Child care must be a HOLISTIC
APPROACH
 Physical
 Mental
 Social
 Emotional
 Spiritual
Processes highly depend on genetic, nutritional, and
environmental factors
PHYSICAL GROWTH DEVELOPMENTAL
• The increase in size GROWTH
• Function and capability
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. ID
2. EGO
3. SUPEREGO

HUMAN PSYCHE
(Personality) HAS MORE
THAN 1 ASPECT.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. FIXATION
2. SUPPRESSION
3. REGRESSION

FIXATION – An
obsessive drive that may
or may not be acted on
involving an object,
concept, or person.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. FIXATION
2. SUPPRESSION
3. REGRESSION

SUPPRESSION
– To force the
unwanted information
out of our a. This permits us to
focus on our affairs without being
distracted by every impulse that arises,
and without having to act on those
impulse.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. FIXATION
2. SUPPRESSION
3. REGRESSION

REGRESSION
– To force the
unwanted information
out of our a. This permits us to
focus on our affairs without being
distracted by every impulse that arises,
and without having to act on those
impulse.
FREUD's PSYCHOSEXUAL CHILD
DEVELOPMENT THEORY
• Father of Psychoanalysis
• believed that events in our
childhood have a great
influence on our adult lives,
shaping our personality.
• underlying reasons of a
man's behavior
FIXATION
• EXCESSIVE
• SMOKING,
OVEREATING,
DEPENDENCE
OVER
CONTROLLING
SHORT
TEMPERED
GUILT OR
ANXIETY
ABOUT SEX
TRUST ISSUES
Erikson’s Psychosocial Child Development Theory
Covers development for
the entire lifespan from
birth until death. Freud
believed that development
was largely complete by
age 5, while Erikson
believed that people
continue to develop and
grow well into old age.
Jean Piaget Cognitive Child Development Theories
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
• Early thinking tended to
assume that the way kids
think is pretty similar to the
way adults think, but
Piaget helped change this.
He concluded that the way
that children think is
fundamentally different
from that of adults.
EXAMPLES OF DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
BIRTH TO 18 MONTHS
• The focus is developing
TRUST
• Provision of warmth, food,
hugging, stimulation
• Since trust is a major building
block for all relationships, the
holistic development is likely
to be affected by the events of
this stage.
18 MONTHS TO THREE (3) YEARS
• The child's task is to
establish a distinct
self, separate from
parent figures.
• “NO” word is their
favorite
• Distinct and wanted
to practice
independency
THREE TO SEVEN YEARS
• •A primary concern of the
child is sex differences, and
it includes interest in
pregnancy and birth.
• •This is a period of high
creativity.
• There is a strong need to
make distinctions between
what is real and what is
imagined.
SEVEN (7) TO TWELVE (12) YEARS

• Develops a sense of values with


their decision making and
interests, lays foundation for
future decisions.
• Hobbies, and skill-oriented
activities.
• Peers are important.
• Sensitive to competitions
TWELVE (12) TO EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS

• Their personal identity is


created by themselves
with environmental
influences
• entity crisis
• Independency is an
issue
• Adolescence is ocurring
WHEN AGE AND
DEVELOPMENT DON'T MATCH
• Developmental lag.
Lack Stimulation
• If identified early,
we'll be able to
divert impending
inabilities
Toddlers and Infants
• Malnutrition
PHYSICAL • Head Injury
• Injury to pituitary
glands
• Repeated blows to the
head or shaking
• Disabilities
• Medical Neglect
• Neglected infants
Toddlers and Infants
PHYSICAL
Toddlers and Infants - EMOTIONAL
• Abused. “Frozen
Watchfulness”
• May feel that they are bad
children but they only
lack self esteem in reality
• Punishment; Openly
rebelous
• Abused and neglected
(Fearful, Anxious)
Preschool – PHYSICAL
• Small in stature and show
delayed physical growth
• Sickly (Respiratory
System, Digestive Upset)
• Poor: Muscle Tone,
Coordination, gross and
fine motors, clumsiness,
awkward gait, lack of
muscle strength
• Absent or delayed gross
motor skills
Preschool – COGNITIVE
• Speech may be absent,
delayed or hard to
understand.
• Poor articulation and
pronunciation
• Cognitive skills may be of
a younger child
• Unusual short attention
span, inability to
concentrate

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