When we look at child development, it's important that we look at it with a whole child approach. This means that we look at all areas of development rather than just a specific area of development. Those are physical, cognitive, social emotional and language areas. Physical development is the first area that we focus on today.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Babies learn about their bodies including how their body parts feel and how they move by exploring, rolling, climbing, falling and experiencing touch from others. During the first few years of life, children experience amazing changes in both body size and control over the movements of their body. In the first year children typically double their body weight and learn to smile, hold up their head, roll over, sit independently, scoot and/or crawl, pull themselves into a standing position, walk with support and perhaps even take their first independent steps. Children achieve these milestones at different rates, but they follow a predictable pattern. Average ages for skill development provide an idea as to when the skills will likely be accomplished but these are guidelines and some variance is expected.
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