Child Development Timeline

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Content Content Description Page Introduction 2 Timeline of the Child Development 3 Milestone of the Child Development 4 Development during Child Development 7 Teacher’s Role 8 References 9 INTRODUCTION Child development entails the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence yet having a unique course for every child. The progress various at each stages with different rates affected by the types of development in early childhood. Because these developmental changes may be …show more content…

Some age-related development periods and examples of defined intervals are: newborn (ages 0–4 weeks); infant (ages 4 weeks – 1 year); toddler (ages 1–3 years); preschooler (ages 4–6 years); school-aged child (ages 6–13 years); adolescent (ages 13–19). Promoting child development through parental training, among other factors, promotes excellent rates of child development. Parents play a large role in a child's life, socialization, and development. Having multiple parents can add stability to the child's life and therefore encourage healthy development. Another influential factor in a child's development is the quality of their care. Child care programs present a critical opportunity for the promotion of child development. The optimal development of children is considered vital to society and so it is important to understand the social, cognitive, emotional, and educational development of children. Increased research and interest in this field has resulted in new theories and strategies, with specific regard to practice that promotes development within the school system. In addition, there are also some theories that seek to describe a sequence of states that compose child …show more content…

Hence it is well described with the multiple areas a child one who comes across at their pre-school stage. A child when steps first on his/her own, here the development phase or strategy of a child starts. From that moment onwards they can move around anywhere they wish and roam as they want it. At this they use to explore things around the environment and use to observe the things happen around them. Same time they are keen on learning the names of the objects of their interest, the ability to ask for things and when they do things on their own interest children learn the ability to say ‘NO!’. During this developmental stage, a major challenge is developing what psychologists call emotional regulation. “Meltdowns” are common during this period but parents can use the bond developed during infancy to help the child learn to modulate their emotional expression and begin to grasp the difficult concept of delay of gratification. While they instinctively seem to be able to say “NO” toddlers also need help in learning how to accept “No” from