Teeth and Teething

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Teeth and Teething
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TEETH AND TEETHING 2
Introduction
Early childhood (preschool years) normally happens when a child is between the age
three years and six years old. It is at this lifespan stage that children undergo language, cognitive
and physical development. Physical development usually entails physical growth and changes a
child goes through like motor skills development, cognitive development is described as the
ability to think and reason concerning their environment while language development is known
as the improvement in a child’s linguistics abilities and capabilities. It should be noted that these
developments in a child’s life can be influenced and determined by their families whether they
are being inhibited or enhanced.
‘Your baby and child’ by Penelope Leach, is a book that has been hailed as one of the
best books that discusses the development of a child from birth to the age of five. The book
focusses on a current research and thinking on the development of a child as well as a learning
reflecting on the realities of todays dynamic lifestyles. Leach talks about the physical, emotional
and psychological wellbeing of children. She discuses in a way every parent can follow the
stages of a child from birth to the time they are going to school and eventually how they develop.
The book is divided in five main sections; the newborns, young children, toddlers, settled babies
and older babies.
Teeth and Teething
It should be noted that babies cut their teeth in a more predictable manner yet at widely varying
ages. Leach states that a baby’s first tooth will be one of the bottom front pair yet will only be
cut shortly before his or her half birthday. She states that if a child gets a tooth early or later does
not indicate that such a baby is backward or forward, that is, it means nothing essential except