Child Development Being a parent is considered a blessing. Raising a child and helping him go through all stages of life is a long adventure full of joy and happiness. However it is not an easy task. Each parent should start this new journey with a better knowledge of what to expect in the early stages of their child’s life. It is important for a parent to prepare itself in other to ensure the development of their child with as few problems as possible. This E-Book is here to help you understand the different stages you can expect during your child’s first childhood years. From the development basics to the social skills speech and delays in development that could occur this E-Book is a must-read for future and current parents.
Development Basics Understanding the basics of child development will help a parent comprehend the needs of a child. It will make them able to help the child go through tough times and adapt when things are not going the way parents expect them to go. The development basics explain to parents that they sometimes have to pull back when if they are expecting too much from a child at any given stage. In this chapter we will talk about the different information available to parents to understand the stages of a child’s development.
The Basics Information on the activities and achievements are usually quite well documented and easily reachable for parents. They serve as reference and sources when parents need information on specific issues. Parents can use a wide variety of information to learn more about the child’s needs and understand each stage better. Information on how to help your child reach the development targets is also available. This information exists to help parents make sure that each step is reached successfully and effectively. However keep in mind that each child has its own pace. We will discuss that in Chapter 2. Information is usually classified in different stages. Most of the time it starts with pre-natal stage using an approximate timetable. This timetable is used to measure and compare the development of the child. This is the best benchmark to ensure that the child or in pre-natal cases the fetus reaches each step approximately on time. Doctors also give information on the subject. The normal stages of child development are also a common topic of articles and such. Information on the subject is usually divided in five-year period starting from birth. It includes information on the general development phases a toddler would experience all the way to the pre-school age. Information about the various levels of intellectual language social interaction physical and any other developmental issues also exist. This information is considered important to new parents. All information is useful for parents that are concerned with the child’s growth rate. Each parent wants to ensure that his or her child is inside the norm and this information is there to help. Parents sometimes think they have to force the child to grow in one or multiple areas. It is sometimes unnecessary to put pressure on the child and this is why information is crucial at an early stage.
Expected Milestones For Your Child’s Age A parent always wants to know if his or her child is on the right track. Is the child following the norm? Is he or she late in some aspects of development? Parents are concerned and this is the reason why doctors created what they call a development milestone guide. The guide is a chart that depicts a child’s skills within a specific timeline. For example we are now able to tell at which age a child should be able to walk talk and express thoughts. This guide was made through different calculations based on the average growth rate both mentally and physically of children with data collected from similar age groups around the globe. The Norm The development milestone guide is what could be considered the norm. It gives an approximate time for each stage.