Session 4

Unit Two: How Children Grow and Develop

 

Quick Overview of How Children Grow and Develop

Keep in mind, no two children are alike. Each one is different. Each child is a growing, changing person.

Even though children will grow in some way no matter what care is provided for them, they cannot reach their best growth possibilities unless they receive care and attention appropriate for their stage of development.

Most children roughly follow a similar sequence of growth and development. For example, children scribble before they draw. But no two children will go through the sequence in exactly the same way. Some will grow slowly while others grow much faster. (Adapted from Resources for Child Caring Inc., Minnesota Child Care Training Project, Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services, 1986)

Child Development involves different areas of development and within each of these are tasks or milestones which the child meets.