Critical Developmental Milestones
The critical areas of development for any new parent to pay attention are:
1. Emotional Development
2. Intellectual Development
3. Social Development
4. Language Development
5. Physical Development
As a parent of two children, I have life experience when it comes to learning about developmental stages of children. Doctors and healthcare workers give these guidelines to help new parents understand how children can grow and thrive utilizing the areas of development scale. After reading the chapter on the first two years of development, it helped to clarify exactly why theorists and experts have specified criteria for development. Each of the five areas listed above is important for the overall development of a child, but I believe that the emotional development is the most important of all.
Emotional attachment sets the tone for development and trust between parents and children. "Early experiences are important because beliefs, perceptions and memories make them so, not because they are buried in the unconscious (psychoanalytical theory) or burned into the brain's patters (behaviorism). Early relationships help infants develop a working …show more content…
"6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. " (Deuteronomy 6:6-7 New International Version) The teachings of our Lord help to guide parents in nurturing children in the way they should go. They can create a loving, satisfying, and secure environment for learning and spiritual growth with their family. The emotional security that a child feels will help to nurture the further intellectual, social, language and physical development for years to
The critical areas of development for any new parent to pay attention are:
1. Emotional Development
2. Intellectual Development
3. Social Development
4. Language Development
5. Physical Development
As a parent of two children, I have life experience when it comes to learning about developmental stages of children. Doctors and healthcare workers give these guidelines to help new parents understand how children can grow and thrive utilizing the areas of development scale. After reading the chapter on the first two years of development, it helped to clarify exactly why theorists and experts have specified criteria for development. Each of the five areas listed above is important for the overall development of a child, but I believe that the emotional development is the most important of all.
Emotional attachment sets the tone for development and trust between parents and children. "Early experiences are important because beliefs, perceptions and memories make them so, not because they are buried in the unconscious (psychoanalytical theory) or burned into the brain's patters (behaviorism). Early relationships help infants develop a working …show more content…
"6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. " (Deuteronomy 6:6-7 New International Version) The teachings of our Lord help to guide parents in nurturing children in the way they should go. They can create a loving, satisfying, and secure environment for learning and spiritual growth with their family. The emotional security that a child feels will help to nurture the further intellectual, social, language and physical development for years to