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Physical development is the process that starts in human infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Physical development involves control over the body, including muscles and physical coordination. Physical development is divided into fine and gross motor skills.   Fine motor skills are the development and control ofContinue reading “Physical Development”

As per definition: intelligence is the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations; it is also a skilled use of reason and the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate an environment. Intelligence is the ability to use abstract thinking to measure and objective criteria, for example when doing aContinue reading “Intelligence”

Language!  A combination of diverse sounds and grammatical rules to form our way of communicating: language.  Language development can be intimidating when beginning to work with children but there are certain trends that professionals and parents can use as a guideline to appropriate developmental levels.  Some of the typical language skills trends by age group: Continue reading “Language Development”

The importance of family, culture and community in a child’s education. The families play a huge role in a child’s educational development. A parent can provide a child with learning rich environment at home, motivating them to learn and stay involved in their learning. Parent engagement in their child’s school can develop a love forContinue reading “Family, Culture, and Community”

Jean Piaget was a swiss psychologist; well known for his pioneering work in child development. Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called “genetic epistemology”. He was interested in not only in the nature of though, but in how it develops and understanding how genetics impact this process. Piaget studied the intellectualContinue reading “Cognitive Development”