Development Stages of Childhood

Development Stages of
Childhood

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Development stage of childhood.................................................................................................3
Importance of biological and social influences during development period...............................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Child development is defined as the process in which a child changes over time as it covers
the whole period from conception to becoming a fully functional adult. It is considered as the
journey from total dependence to full independence. The early years of the life of children are
very important for their health and development as they depict the suitable abilities of children
by undertaking there is special Health Care requirements by which they can grow up including
the social-emotional and educational requirements (Kay, 2017). Along with this child
development include the physical growth like intellectual language emotional and social
development of children that leads to influence the others as well. The report leads to cover
details regarding the development of childhood and concerning stages by discussing the
significance of biological and social influence over the development period.
MAIN BODY
Development stage of childhood
Child development refers to the suitable sequence of the development of language
emotional changes physical appearance and thoughts that occur inner child from their birth to
adulthood. It is the process of signed progress from their dependency to independence as this
process is influenced by the genetic factors and events during prenatal life (Balswick, King and
Reimer, 2016). Regarding the development of a child proper observing and monitoring is
important to make sure that children meet their development milestones which are useful
regarding the guideline of Ideal development.
Apart from this, there are various problems within the development of a child that arise
because of the prenatal circumstances, Genetics, and the presence of particular diagnosis and
medical factors. For this helps provide suitable clarity regarding the development of the child
and formulate a plan to overcome the challenges (De Onis, 2017). While the development of the
child the developmental milestones are considered as these are the things in which children
develop their skills and abilities at a certain age and these things vary from child to child.
Developmental Milestones
Every child develops and grows at their pace and for this, some of the common
milestones for each age period is discussed below:
Birth to 18 months