1. Ages and Stages
Child Development

2. What are the 5 types of change that take place in the first few years of life?
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
Moral

3. Main developmental stages of childhood
Infancy: birth to one year
Toddlerhood: one to three years
Preschool age: three to five years
School age: five to ten years

4. Physical Development in Infants
1. The presence of automatic reflexes
2. The development of hand-eye coordination
3. The development of large-motor skills

5. Development during the Toddler Stage
Small-motor skills
Talking
“I can do it” attitude
Parallel play
Understanding of right and wrong

6. Changes in Preschool More advanced small and large-motor skills
Counting and naming colors & letters
Make believe
Larger vocabulary
Empathy
Fears
Cooperative play

7. Changes in School-Age Children
Spend time away from home
Lose baby teeth
More refined small-motor skills
Reasoning skills
More complex tasks
Stress
Form peer groups
Stronger conscience

8. Children with physical and mental disabilities
Caregivers and teachers can best help them by:
Making an early identification
Challenging them
Empowering them
Helping them to fit in
Helping them develop confidence

9. What is inclusion?
Inclusion is the practice of placing together children with disabilities and those without them for at least part of the school day
Children with disabilities feel that they fit in and are challenged and stimulated
Children without disabilities develop greater understanding