Exploring Child Development

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Running Head: EXPLORING DEVELOPMENTS

Exploring Developments Tiffany Wilson Rappahannock Community College

ABSTRACT

I choose to write this research paper to explore the different stages of human development. This research paper is important because it outlines how people develop over time. The purpose of my paper is to show the different stages in child development from a newborn to an adult. My paper will discuss how children should be progressing with age. I will include the five major area of development. I also will focus on the milestones of child development. I will explain what should be happening at each stage. I will also discuss how each major area of development correlates with each stage of development. My paper will cover a lot of different information, and I think people will understand this topic a little better.

2 “Human development is the process of enlarging people’s freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being” (Human development). Another type of development is called child development. 3 The process involves learning and mastering skills like sitting, talking, and tying shoes” (How a Child Develops, 2008). 4

6 The few different areas of child development are “Cognitive, Social and Emotional, Speech and Language, Fine Motor Skill, and Gross Motor Skill” (How a Child Develops, 2008). 7 “Cognitive development is the ability to learn and solve problems. Social and Emotional development is the ability to interact with others. Speech and Language Development is the ability to both understand and use language” (How a Child Develops, 2008). 8 “Fine Motor Skill Development is the ability to use small muscles, specifically their hands and fingers, to pick up small objects, hold a spoon, turn pages in a book, or use a crayon to draw. Gross Motor Skill development is the ability to use large muscles” (How a Child Develops,