Child Development

PhysicalIntellectualEmotionalSocialMoral

Infancy: birth to one yearToddlerhood: one to three yearsPreschool age: three to five yearsSchool age: five to ten years

1. The presence of automatic reflexes

2. The development of hand-eye coordination

3. The development of large-motor skills

Small-motor skillsTalking“I can do it” attitudeParallel playUnderstanding of right and wrong

More advanced small and large-motor skillsCounting and naming colors & lettersMake believeLarger vocabularyEmpathyFearsCooperative play

Spend time away from homeLose baby teethMore refined small-motor skillsReasoning skillsMore complex tasksStressForm peer groupsStronger conscience

Caregivers and teachers can best help them by:Making an early identificationChallenging themEmpowering themHelping them to fit inHelping them develop confidence

Inclusion is the practice of placing together children with disabilities and those without them for at least part of the school day

Children with disabilities feel that they fit in and are challenged and stimulated

Children without disabilities develop greater understanding