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. This book presents an overview of research and theory in various aspects of Child Development , but before we look at these, this chapter and Chapters 2 and 3 will aim to provide some basic context for the study of Development as a whole.

others. While the division of development into different domains may be useful from the point of organising our own thinking about the nature of development, it is impor - tant also to recognise that development itself is a holistic process and each domain influences and is influenced by the others. For example, development in a child’s

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