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For this week's discussion, review the normal profiles for children ages 4 months to 2-years-old and post responses to the following:

  • Based upon the five assessment categories of motor, play, adaptive, social, and language, identify possible environmental hazards for children under the age of 2.

  • How might the environment negatively influence a toddler’s normal development?

  • How might complications with pregnancy affect a young infant?

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Zastrow, C. (2013). Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment, 9th Edition

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Running Head: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Environmental Hazards, Child Development
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ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT

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Environmental hazards for children under the age of 2
Children’s vulnerability to environmental hazards is closely linked to their
developmental stage (Needham & Sexton, 2000). The hazards can be categorized under
physical, biological, and social environment.

Typically, children under two years are

characterised by limited physical and cognitive development. A good example of how this
places them at risk is their inability to move away from sustained exposure from harmful
agents or from hazardous environments. Conversely, the ability to walk as is common in two
year toddlers, can increase potential for harm, like walking into a busy motorway.
Another example of an environmental ha...

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