What are six fundamental points about child development on which consensus has emerged?

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1.1 What is child development, and how has its study evolved?
1.2 What do developmental scientists study?
1.3 What influences make one child different from another?
1.4 What are six fundamental points about child development on which consensus has emerged?

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What are the 6 areas of child development?

The six areas of learning.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development. ... .
Communication, Language and Literacy. ... .
Mathematical Development. ... .
Knowledge and Understanding of the World. ... .
Physical Development. ... .
Creative Development..

What are the main principles of child development?

Child Development Principles.
Physical – the development and growth of the child's body, muscles, and senses..
Social – how the child relates, plays and talks to others..
Emotional – the child's awareness of self, how the child feels about himself, expression of feelings and how he helps care for himself..

What are the 5 main areas of child development?

There are 5 key areas of development:.
gross motor skills, for example crawling, jumping or running..
fine motor skills, such as writing and drawing..
speech and language..
cognitive and intellectual, such as counting or identifying shapes..
social and emotional skills, such as playing with other children..

Who cited the six developmental stages?

Lawrence Kohlberg, an American psychologist, was among the pioneers of moral development research. Building on from the original propositions of Jean Piaget, Kohlberg theorised that humans develop their moral judgements in 6 stages.