A baby begins to build and gain control of the muscles of their head and neck. Each skill is built on others.įor example, let's look at gross motor skills that's using the large muscles that help you move around. Every stage of the child's development is based on the one that comes before. Babies show us their preferences at an early age. Here, we can see an 8-month- old who seems to prefer holding himself in a standing position than crawling. Some children walk at a year and others at 18 months. All this development happens gradually, little by little.Įvery child's development doesn't follow the same rhythm, just like there are no two children who are exactly the same. They learn to roll over before they sit and they sit before they crawl and they crawl before they walk.

For example, babies learn to hold themselves up with their arms when they're on their tummies before they learn to roll over. Development typically follows a predictable order, and in general, we can predict this order or sequence. Okay, the first principle: growth and development follows a predictable, gradual sequence. The second principle is that development proceeds from the simple to the complex. The first principle is that development follows a predictable and gradual sequence. Let's talk about two important principles of child development. To help them along their individual paths, we need to understand how they develop. Interactions inside and outside of the home allow children to learn the customs, values, and language of their own culture. And at this stage in the life of a child, the parents and the environment that surrounds them play an important role in their social-emotional development. As we watch them grow, it's fascinating to see how each child develops in their own individual way. Have you ever noticed how quickly children grow and develop? One day, we have them nestled in our arms and, just a few months later, they're already crawling.ĭuring their first three years, children grow and develop more rapidly than at any other time of their lives. Narrator: Let's talk about one of the little miracles of being human.

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