Growth and Development Assignment

This week we will address the growth and development of the child from neonate to adolescents, cultural considerations, and the importance of communication with the child and family in respect to age and developmental considerations. This will build a solid knowledge base for the provider when caring for the child.

Please complete each initial post in APA format following the Discussion Board grading rubric to include, but not limited to the following:

Apply a principle of human growth and development related to appropriate age group
Apply developmental theory related to age group
Discuss developmental milestones related to the age
Discuss developmental assessment tool related to the age
Apply cultural consideration and cultural assessment to presentation.
3 recent (2014) references, journals must include Doi.

Case 5: A 14-year-old Caucasian female from single-parent family with father present. Father states that “she has always been healthy but I am worried that something is wrong because she doesn’t talk to me anymore.”

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Sense of independence is one of the core principles of human growth and development associated with adolescence. Between the ages of 12 and 15, children tend to pull away from their parents or guardians and establish their own identity. Majority of the teenagers undergo a phase of snubbing their parents and leading a more private life (Van Petegem, Soenens, Vansteenkiste, & Beyers, 2015). Erikson’s psychosocial stage theory is a key developmental hypothesis associated with early adolescence. According to this theory, teenagers undergo ego identity phase which sometimes involves unusual social withdrawal (Darling-Fisher & Leidy, 2015). Most teenagers within this age bracket tend to express feelings through actions rather than words. They start to identity their parents’ mistakes and imperfections. This is followed by paying less attention to parents with occasional rudeness. Moreover, children in early adolescence stages struggle with a sense of identity. Van Petegem et al. (2015) assert that close friendships…