A child needs both physical and mental support for proper growth and development. This is just another way of saying your child is moving through a certain time period in the growing. Child growth and development open textbook library. Stages of growth child development early childhood. Click on the age of your child to see the milestones. Even the word growth and development are different. Ages and stages is a term used to outline significant periods in the human development timeline. As a parent, you may hear the words developmental stages. Ages and stages of development child development ca dept of. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website the centers for disease control and prevention cdc cannot attest to the accuracy of a nonfederal website.
Stages of growth and development in children introduction. Several icons are used throughout this course as a visual reference. Print the milestone checklists pdf pdf icon 2 mb, 20 pages, 508 download the milestone tracker mobile app. Child development and early learning the national academies. Factors that influence child growth and development. Our goal is to help parents understand what is taking place in their child s brain and body. As children grow, the arm and leg muscles develop followed by the finger and toe muscles. This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. Early childhood development is a crucial factor for total life. Check the milestones your child has reached by the end of 2. Theorists such as jean piaget, lev vygotsky, lawrence kohlberg, and erik erikson have provided ways to understand development, and recent research has provided important information regarding the nature of development.
Caseworkers and other cps professionals will find many ways to use this chart. The following are the stages of growth and development through which every children passes. Psychoanalyst erik eriksons stages of psychosocial development theorize a model of human psychological growth made up of eight stages that cover the entire lifespan from birth to old age. This developmental milestones chart is designed specifically for children services staff. It includes normal expectations of developmental milestones for children birth through adolescence, and information about the possible effects of maltreatment. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. View the milestones in action photo and video library learn the signs. Print or order free materials about child development. Each stage is defined by a central crisis that the individual must grapple with to move on to the next stage. This is a visual cue for you to answer any questions about the previous section before moving along to the next one.
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