essentially refers to quantitative changes in an individual as he progresses in chronological age. It may refer to increase in size, height, or weight

--refers to progressive series of changes of an orderly and coherent type leading to the individual’s maturation.

(Angela Oswalt) a process that infants need to learn how to move and to use their bodies to perform various tasks

includes changes in thinking across childhood, attention, memory, intelligence, problem solving, language, and academic skill development

Babies whose parents say, for example, LOOKEEE AT THE DOGGIEE,” will go to the appropriate picture of a dog in a picture book more often than those babies who are talked to in normal

skills that need to be taught (golf, tennis)

Every child is born with definite potentialities of development passed on to him by parents through_____

13-19 YEARS, transition age from childhood to adulthood when sex maturation and rapid physical development occurs resulting to changes in ways, feeling, thinking, and acting

Babies can keep in memory something that has been hidden and find it again, even if it has been completely covered up.

children can hold in mind a whole sequence of spatial maps and know where things are in their environment

changes in the way an individual relates to others

babies can form specific memories from their experiences, such as how to push a ball to make it roll

2 TO 6 YEARS, characterized as pre-gang, exploratory, questioning age

birth to 2 years, foundation age when basic behaviour patterns are organized and many ontogenetic •( development based on visible characters) skills emerge

changes in behaviour , attitudes and values

increasing rapid physical and mental decline, psychological as well as physical illnesses are experienced

the process of becoming mature, developing in the body or mind

includes genetics, prenatal development, physical development, perception/sensation and motor skill development

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

changes in the body

age when adjustment to initial physical and mental decline are experienced

skills that develop whether or not anyone tells you how to do that skill, natural progression through attractor levels (walking, running, throwing, kicking, swinging bat);

(Stuart Judge—noted educator and psychologist) period of transition from childhood to adulthood •---stage of development prior to maturity

includes the influence of parenting style, peers, and friendships, play, schools, society, and culture

includes changes in thinking across childhood, attention, memory, intelligence, problem solving, language, and academic skill development

6 to 12 years, gang age, age of creativity, development of social, self –help, play, and school skill

Have clear pictures in mind of people who are dear to them, and they get upset when separated from these people ( even their peers )

The infant’s brain responds to every sound produced in all languages

changes in thinking

hold two different emotions in his mind at the same time, such as being sad that he spilled ice cream on his clothes but glad that he’S AT a birthday party

the time for a boy or girl from birth until he or she is an adult ----period of time from infancy to the onset of puberty

19-40 YEARS, AGE OF ADJUSTMENT to new patterns of life and new roles such as spouse, parent, and breadwinner

conception to birth

Babies can distinguish and even produce the sounds of their own language •( such as “ da-da”) and no longer pay attention to the sounds of language that are foreign