Hi, this is asking you to examine a concept that would state independence is linked or relates to each young person's stage of development, their ability and understanding.
It's one way that helps people to identify different or separate stages of development, the transitions a young peroson might experience, expectations and how independence is involved/relates to each of those parts.
There's good reading in the
CYPOP12 unit from OCR
If it helps, get to know what independence is about and then use your knowledge of child development to look at the role that independence plays in each ..
Definition for
independent
Developing independence with older children - NSPCC
Types of transitions
CYP3.1 provides aspects of development within 5 categories which is helpful for examining stages ..
eg:
physical - mobility and puberty, body changes - hair, odour, voice, growth and body shape - independence is having the knowledge and confidence to understand normal development and knowing that each of us is unique which supports self-identity, resillience and self esteem.
communication - body language and skill at communicating
intellectual / cognitive - indepedence enables people to use what what we know to find out more and when an indoividual is open & positive about new information they are able to grow and mature intellectually -
intellectual growth
social, emotional and behavioural - real life relationships and digital relationships, emotional situations eg. school subject choices at approx 13 years old, exams such as GCSEs A levels etc
moral - ability to know right and wrong, be able to make decisions based on knowledge and understanding. For this, indepence enbles young people to consider options for themselves, link it to their understanding, weigh up outcomes cause & effect, know the impact for others and choose what reflects most positively for them.
Hth xx