| | | | | becoming able to move around and take a much |
| Child development refers to the biological and | | | | more active part in family life. |
| psychological changes that occur in human beings | | | | A child's development is unique and complex. |
| between birth and the end of adolescence, as the | | | | Although children develop through a generally |
| individual progresses from dependency to | | | | predictable sequence of steps and milestones, |
| increasing autonomy as these developmental | | | | they may not proceed through these steps in the |
| changes may be strongly influenced by genetic | | | | same way or at the same time. A child's |
| factors and events during prenatal life, genetics | | | | development is greatly influenced by factors in his |
| and prenatal development are usually included as | | | | or her environment and the experiences he or |
| part of the study of child development. | | | | she has. |
| Actually, child development refers to how a child | | | | The early years of a child's life are crucial for |
| becomes able to do things himself after stepping | | | | cognitive, social and emotional development. |
| in older age. Some people mix the both things | | | | Therefore, it is important that we take every |
| development and growth of children but actually | | | | step necessary to ensure that children grow up in |
| both the terms have no relation. Growth only | | | | environments where their social, emotional and |
| refers to the physical development or child getting | | | | educational needs are met. |
| bigger in size but if there is a question of child | | | | Developmental milestones are a set of functional |
| development it refers to mental and emotional | | | | skills or age-specific tasks that most children can |
| growth of child. | | | | do at a certain age range. You can use your |
| Developmental change may occur as a result of | | | | predictions for checking the development of your |
| genetically controlled processes known as | | | | child. Although each milestone has an age level, |
| maturation, or as a result of environmental | | | | the actual age when a normally developing child |
| factors and learning, but most commonly involves | | | | reaches that milestone can very quite a |
| an interaction between the two. | | | | bit. Every child is different from other. So, |
| You will definitely notice some big emotional and | | | | everyone needs special care. |
| physical at growing stages of life. Your baby is | | | | |