CHILD DEVELOPMENT

'Child development' is the study or examination of processes and mechanisms that operate during the biological and psychological process of growth of a child to adolescence, from dependency to increasing autonomy. Pediatrics is the branch of medicine relating to the care of children. Age-related development terms are: Infant or baby (ages 0 - 1.5) (including neonate or newborn), toddler (ages 1.5 - 4); child; preadolescence up to adolescence and puberty.

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Milestones

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Milestones

Milestones, including specific physical and mental abilities (such as walking and understanding language) are described in the article Child development stages.
Milestones can be described as what a child accomplishes, such as shaking a rattle, this would be the use of hand coordination. You can also watch to see if the child can follow a toy that you are holding with their eyes, this would be eye coordination. Knowing the milestones will help you know if your child's development is on target, or if they are a little behind in areas of their development.

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★ Child Devlopment Ages and Stages

★ Child Development

★ Babies born in summer have greater risk for poor vision

★ Children's adult height prediction calculator

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★ Child

★ Early childhood education

★ Infant

★ Parenting

★ Pedagogy

★ Play (activity)

★ Syndromes