Basic Normal Stages of Child Development

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Basic Normal Stages of Child Development

This section is a brief overview of child development looking at children from birth to the age of five. It is easiest show this information as part of a table as it enables us to compare different parts of a child's development along side each other. It is also very important to realise that the ages and time frames shown in the table have been taken from the average ages and would not be cause for concern if a child developed slightly slower than shown in the table bellow.

Physical and Language

Emotional

Social

Birth to 1 month:

The child generally needs feeding at least five times a day and sleeps for about twenty hours every day.

The child can make basic distinctions using his senses

The child is under generalized tension

The child at the point is helpless and asocial which means that they are fully dependant on there parent

2 to 3 months:

The child can now fully perceive the full range of colours and is now trying to explore the surroundings orally.

The child can now make basic