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Language Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

Toddlers use language in more sophisticated ways during this phase of their life. This occurs as a toddler has a better grasp of the rules of the language, through increased vocabulary and learning new skills. They are becoming increasingly familiar…

January 5, 2015
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Language Development for School Age

The language development of a school age child is quite vast and typically a wide variety of words are used to communicate thoughts, ideas and feelings. They often get over excited while talking, which may result in stuttering but normally…

January 5, 2015
Child Development

Language Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

Preschoolers enjoy talking and are happy to tell their ideas or what they're thinking. They combine words with gestures and facial expressions to make their stories more believable and interesting. Words begin to flow easily and with little effort. During…

January 5, 2015
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Language Development for Babies 12-24 months

Babies use of language at this stage changes so much that it's hard to notice all the key changes that occur. By the end of this period a baby has transformed from non-verbal communicator into an active talker.

January 5, 2015
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Gross Motor Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

Toddler advance and gains new skills in Gross Motor Development milestones achieved throughout earlier years. Co-ordination and challenges that could not be performed before such as hopping, skipping and balancing are now easier to attempt. Toddlers are more agile and…

January 5, 2015
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Gross Motor Development for School Age

A school age child’s physical development has increased considerably at this point. Gross motor skills such as running, climbing etc. are of ease and a need of challenging physical activities are required (such as roller skating, bike riding, tennis etc.).…

January 5, 2015
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Gross Motor Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

At this age, preschoolers make big progress in gross motor skills such as running, jumping, balancing and climbing. Their movement becomes agile and more controlled and learning ability also begins to increase. This enables preschoolers to take part in a…

January 5, 2015
Child Development

Gross Motor Development for Babies 12-24 months

Babies will begin to find new ways of moving themselves around the house and has improved balance and body movements. These movements that a baby displays are often referred to as gross motor development.

January 5, 2015
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Fine Motor Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

As your toddler progresses during this stage, Fine Motor Development becomes increasingly important. Not because this helps your toddler become more independent, it's because it is linked to problem solving and cognitive development & learning.

January 5, 2015
Child Development

Fine Motor Development for School Age

Fine motor skills have improved during this point, with increased concentration and patience. These improvements in fine motor development allow school age children to focus and develop a wider variety of tasks, using their small muscles (especially arts n craft…

January 5, 2015
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Fine Motor Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

Preschoolers continued progress with fine motor skills depends on the stimulation and encouragement they receive on a daily basis. Improvements typically occur steadily between this age and preschoolers begin to complete small tasks that they couldn't do earlier. Such as…

January 5, 2015
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Fine Motor Development for Infants 0-12 months

Fine Motor involves the development of the small muscles of the body. The development of small muscles enables infants to carry out actions like grasping small objects. The fine motor skills developed from infancy continues throughout childhood in preparation of…

January 5, 2015
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Cognitive Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds +

Toddlers have a greater understanding of the world around them by this stage. Their cognitive development (also known as intellectual development and thinking skills) continues… Read More
Social and Emotional Development for Infants 0-12 months +

Infants begin to develop trust when parents begin to fulfil their needs. Such as changing an infant's nappy when needed, feeding on request and holding… Read More
Cognitive Development for Infants 0-12 months +

Beginning at birth the construction of thought processes, such as memory, problem solving, exploration of objects etc, is an important part of an infant’s cognitive… Read More
Social and Emotional Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds +

Toddlers want to do more on their own and do not like it when you begin to establish limits on their behaviour. Tantrums can become… Read More
Cognitive Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds +

Your preschooler is now able to focus their attention more accurately and is less influenced by distractions. The intensity of questions increase as your child… Read More
John Dewey's Theory +

John Dewey is often seen as the proponent of learning by doing – rather than learning by passively receiving. He believed that each child was active,… Read More
Gross Motor Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds +

Toddler advance and gains new skills in Gross Motor Development milestones achieved throughout earlier years. Co-ordination and challenges that could not be performed before such… Read More
Social and Emotional Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds +

At this point preschoolers begin to interact effectively with others. Play becomes more innovative and organized and “boyfriend” or “girlfriend” begins to emerge. Preschoolers have… Read More
Erik Erikson - Psychosocial Development +

Erik Erikson developed a psychosocial theory to understand how we each develop our identities through eight stages of psychosocial development from infancy to adulthood. The… Read More
Social and Emotional Development for Babies 12-24 months +

From now, babies begin to identify and respond to their own feelings, understanding other's feelings & needs and interact positively with others. A baby's social and… Read More