early childhoods
First years alive
Early childhoods is the plural of early childhood, the period of human development from birth through roughly age five or six.
The term appears in educational and developmental contexts: The study examined how early childhoods shaped adult outcomes, Children from different early childhoods showed varying readiness for school.
The plural form typically distinguishes between the experiences of different individuals or groups rather than referring to multiple periods in one person's life.
- toddlerhoodStage of learning walking
- terrible twosChallenging toddler developmental stage
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- playgroupSupervised children's social session
- infancyEarliest period of life
tummy time · first steps · preschool · kindergarten · attachment theory · security blanket · nurture · weaning · teething · development · socialization · language acquisition · imaginary friends · emotional regulation · positive reinforcement · Montessori method · breastfeeding · outdoor exploration
early childhoodsold age
Advanced years of life
late adulthood · senescence · twilight years · final years · advanced age
early childhoodsfinal years
Life's concluding period
end of life · last days · final chapter · sunset years · declining years
early, childhood, child, children, childish, childlike, childless, childishly, childishness