Attention Span 0-5 years A child’s ability to sustain attention on a specific task changes quickly throughout their first five years of life. Generally speaking, experts suggest that you can expect a child’s attention span to last around 3-5 minutes per year of life. Between birth and 8 months of age, expect your infant to have […]
Development of Intelligence in Children 0-5 There are four recognized stages of cognitive development in children, as developed and researched by Jean Piaget. Piaget’s research focused on both how children acquire knowledge and on the nature of intelligence itself. His research also relies on schema theory, claiming that all knowledge is organized into units, and […]
Development of Memory 0-5 yrs Human memory can be divided into two subcategories: implicit and explicit. Implicit memories are procedural and subconscious in nature; they relate to the development of motor skills, and dispositions. Explicit memory is conscious and can be recalled – it has to do with facts, general knowledge or personal experiences and […]
Emotional Development for Ages 0-5 In the first five years of a child’s life, they will go through immense emotional growth as they begin to learn how to relate to the environment and people that surround them. 1-3 months In the first 1-3 months of your child’s life, they will begin to see things clearly, […]
Watching a child’s sense of imagination grow and change throughout their first few years of life is a wonderful experience for any parent or caregiver. The first six months of an infant’s life serve as the building blocks for the way their imagination will develop throughout the rest of their lives. They remember most of […]
Gross And Fine Motor Skill Development In Children Ages 0 to 5 There are two types of motor skills to consider when examining the normal development of your infant. Gross motor skills refer to the use of large muscles in the torso, arms, and legs that lead to full body movements (think bicycle riding), where fine motor skills are […]
Play and pretend play – the same task of describing typical development in this area with strategies to support/enhance child’s development. Authentic play is one of the most important aspects of a child’s development. Play provides a safe space and opportunity for children to practice social scenarios, work through problems, develop their imaginations, and practice […]
As in all other areas of cognition, the first five years of life are a time of rapid development for sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. In the first six months of an infant’s life, they will be able to recognize the scent of their mother’s breast milk and will develop mature hearing as they are […]
Speech Development In Children Ages 0 to 5 Language acquisition is an innate human process that occurs rapidly over the first few years of a child’s life. 0-5 months From birth to five months of age, you can expect to hear cooing and sounds that indicate pleasure or displeasure – giggling, laughing, crying, or fussing. […]
Object permanence refers to the ability to understand that a person or object still exists, even when we can’t see it or hear it. Humans develop object permanence in their first year of life, during Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, and indicates that the infant has achieved their ability to form a schema of an object or […]