Describe physical, intellectual, emotional and social development throughout life stages.

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Describe physical, intellectual, emotional and social development throughout life stages (P1)

Life stages

Physical development

Intellectual development

Emotional development

Social development

Conception

is the fertilization of the egg by the sperm and its implantation in the uterine wall

Innate reflex, growth. Cellular development

Pregnancy

is the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

Physical development takes place in the uterus were the embryo develops in to a fetus and the baby grows bigger, developing in growth at the same time as by the end of 8 weeks all major organs have developed but are continuing to grow in size.

Birth and infantry

Theses stages begin after the mother has given birth and is at stages 0-3 of a Childs life.

This is the stage were the process of development of walking begins

At birth stage the neonate's movements are random with no co-ordination with primitive reflexes, will use reflexes in a response to a stimulus such as touch and sound. After some months the infant will use