1. Growth and Development
Define Growth: A child’s physical increase in size or amount that is easily observed
Define Development: The ability of a child to do things that are complex and difficult

2. Basic Laws of Growth and Development
Explain it and Examples of it
Head to Foot (Cephalo Caudal)
Infant needs to hold their head up before they can crawl
Near to Far (Center to outside extremities)
Infant needs to move their arm before they can move their fingers
Simple to Complex
Infant holds their head up, rolls over, crawls, and then walks

3. 5 Common Generalizations
a. Growth and development is similar for everyone.
b. Growth and development builds on earlier learning.
c. Growth and development proceeds at an individual rate and time with each child.
d. Growth and development is all interrelated.
e. Growth and development is continual throughout life

4. PHYSICAL ***Develops most rapidly in the first 3 years
Examples
Fine Motor = small muscles (hands/fingers)
Gross Motor = large muscles (arms/legs)
Lift head, roll over, creep, crawl, cruise, walk

5. Social
Example
Learning to get along/interact with others, move from self-centered to relating to others
Child smiling at mother, learning to share a toy with a friend

6. Emotional
Example
The ability to recognize and express feelings, and establish a unique personal identity
A child feeling jealousy of a new baby, a child feeling love for another person, being afraid of the dark

7. Cognitive
Example
How one learns, gains info, and understands the world around
Brain development
Language development
A child recognizing their name, parent, when they shake a rattle it makes a noise

8. Moral Example Identifying right from wrong
Behaving according to what others need or want, respecting human rights, developing principles to guide behavior