early childhood development
Young child maturation
Early childhood development refers to the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social growth that occurs from birth through approximately age eight.
The term appears most often in educational and policy contexts: early childhood development programs, investing in early childhood development.
Research in this field emphasizes that these years are critical for brain development and later outcomes.
- tummy timeProne infant exercise
- gross motor skillsLarge muscle movement abilities
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- attention spanConcentration time limit
- memoryMind's retention capacity
building blocks · learning through play · problem-solving · empathy · executive function · fine motor skills · resilience · sharing · temperament · reasoning · bilingualism · parallel play · spatial awareness · attachment · turn-taking · cooperation · social norms · circle time
early childhood developmentadolescent development
Teen years' growth process
senescence · middle age · old age · puberty · late adulthood
early childhood developmentcognitive decline
Worsening of thought abilities
age-related decline · neurodegeneration · developmental delay · failure to thrive · dementia
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