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Social and Emotional Development for Infants 0-12 months

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 them when they cry. Infants cry to express anger, pain and hunger. It is their…
Social and Emotional Development for School Age

Social and Emotional Development for School Age

During this stage, school age children have developed an increasing need of independence and become more socially accepting of peers. Play becomes more complex, with rules being established in group games and games are focused on having a “winning” team…
Social and Emotional Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

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 developed an understanding for other’s feelings and become more sensitive. They will also want to…
Social and Emotional Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

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 frequent when a toddler can't get what they want. This is a natural part of…
Language Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

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…
Language Development for School Age

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…
Language Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

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…
Language Development for Babies 12-24 months

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.
Gross Motor Development for Toddlers 2-3 Year Olds

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…
Gross Motor Development for School Age

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.).…
Gross Motor Development for Preschoolers 4-5 Year Olds

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…
Gross Motor Development for Babies 12-24 months

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.
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