Child Development and fundamentals
What is Child Development?
The pattern of change that scientist study in how children grow from birth to teen years.
Our area of child development
Psychical development
Intellectual development
Emotional development
Social development
Physical development
Includes the way a child’s body grows and what’s all the body can do
Growing taller and learning to walk are parts of physical development
Development Involves
Large motor skills = gross motor skills
Small motor skills = fine motor skills
Balance and motor coordination
Large Motor
Children gain muscle strength as they grow
Children learn to move and control their muscles
Children develop large motor skills when they can move and control their larger muscles
Small motor skills
Children develop small muscles, such as moving and controlling their fingers and wrists
Children will develop these skills further as they grow e.g. drawing and writing
Balance and Motor Coordination
A child’s eyesight and balance affect how well their large and small motor skills help them to
perform tasks
Muscles growth alone does not help children to develop new skills
What is Child Development?
The pattern of change that scientist study in how children grow from birth to teen years.
Our area of child development
Psychical development
Intellectual development
Emotional development
Social development
Physical development
Includes the way a child’s body grows and what’s all the body can do
Growing taller and learning to walk are parts of physical development
Development Involves
Large motor skills = gross motor skills
Small motor skills = fine motor skills
Balance and motor coordination
Large Motor
Children gain muscle strength as they grow
Children learn to move and control their muscles
Children develop large motor skills when they can move and control their larger muscles
Small motor skills
Children develop small muscles, such as moving and controlling their fingers and wrists
Children will develop these skills further as they grow e.g. drawing and writing
Balance and Motor Coordination
A child’s eyesight and balance affect how well their large and small motor skills help them to
perform tasks
Muscles growth alone does not help children to develop new skills
