Child development is a process every child goes through
which is natural, continuous and collective process. This process involves
learning and mastering skills like sitting, walking, talking, skipping, and
trying shoes. The process of child development can be divided into main four
areas –
ü Cognitive development
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Social and Emotional Development
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Speech and Language Development
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Physical Development
# Cognitive Development
This
is the child’s ability to learn and solve problems. For example, this includes
a two-month-old baby learning to explore the environment with hands or eyes or
a five-year-old learning how to do simple math problems.
# Social and Emotional Development
This
is the child’s ability to interact with others, including helping themselves
and self-control. Examples of this type of development would include a
six-week-old baby smiling a ten-month-old baby waving good-bye, or a five-year-old
boy knowing how to take turns in games at school.
# Speech and Language Development
This
is the child’s ability to both understand and use language. For example , this
include a 12-month-old baby saying his first words, a two-year-old
naming part of her body, or a five-year-old learning to say “feet” instead of
‘foots”.
# Physical Development
1. Fine Motor Skill Development
This is the child’s ability to use small muscles, specially their hands
and fingers, to pick up small objects, hold a spoon, turn pages in a book, or
use a crayon to draw.
2. Gross Motor Skill Development
This
is the child’s ability to use large muscles. For example, a six-month-old baby
learns how to sit up with some support, a 12-month-old-baby learns to pull to a
stand holding onto furniture, and a five-year-old learns to skip.