Introduction to Child Development

1 Introduction to Child Development1 Why you should read this chapterThis book focuses on the study of Child Development from birth to 8 years. From our own observations of children, we are all aware of the tremendous changes that take place during this period: in the space of a few years, not only do children grow in the physical sense, they also acquire skills in language and communication, the capacity to think and reason about the world, and skills in social interaction. The study of Child Development is not just fascinating in its own right; knowledge gained from studying Development can also impact on many practical issues regarding the care, education and wellbeing of children.

Introduction to Child Development 3 his theory of play, in which he argued that children’s play emerged in a way that reflected the evolutionary history of the human species. For Hall, children’s play was essentially acting out this history, for example an infant crawling reflected a point in human evolution when humans walked on all fours.

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