1. Growth and Development

2. Child Development
The study of a child from Conception to age 18

3. Stages of Development Infancy Toddler Preschool School Age Adolescents
Birth to 12 months
Toddler
12 months to 3 years
Preschool
3 years to 6 years
School Age
6 years to 12 years
Adolescents
13 years to 18 years

4. Growth
A child’s physical increase in size or amount that is easily observed

5. Development
The ability of a child to do things that are complex and difficult

6. Laws of Growth and Development
Growth proceeds from head to foot
Lift head, pick up objects, walk to objects
Growth proceeds from near to far
Scoot body, wave arms, grab objects, pick up objects
Growth proceeds from simple to complex
sleeping, being fed, holding bottle, feeding self
Growth is continuous and orderly
Both legs grow at the same time and rate

7. Generalizations of Growth and Development
Every child grows in his/her own unique way
Every individual normally passes through every stage of development
Behavior is caused
Learning must wait on maturation
Whenever an act results in a feeling of satisfaction, the act is likely to be repeated

8. Areas of Development
Physical
Cognitive
Social
Emotional
Moral

9. Physical development Muscle coordination and control
Growth in size and proportion
Ex: child rolling over, lifting its head, sitting up, kicking or catching a ball

10. Cognitive Development
Ability of the brain to take in and process information
Ex: child recognizing their name, recognizing a parent, recognizing when they shake a rattle it will make noise

11. Social Development
A child learning and discovering the expectations and rules for interacting with others
Ex: child smiling at mother, child learning to share a toy

12. Emotional Development
Ability to recognize and understand feelings and how to respond to them appropriately
Ex: child feeling jealousy to a new baby, feeling love for another person, being afraid of the dark

13. Moral Development Identifying personal values
Ex: Right vs. Wrong, behaving according to what others need or want, respecting human rights, developing principles to guide behavior

14. Why do we observe children?
To gain a deeper understanding
To get to know a specific child better
To assess children developmentally and compare
To identify special needs
To assess teaching skills