Today, we will discuss the key areas of childhood development. What are the most important aspects of our kid's growth?
It may seem fast, but it’s really happening. Our kids are growing, and as they move towards the next stage of development they undergo dramatic transformations in every aspect of maturity.
During this phase, adequate nutrition, environment exposure, and personal experiences help influence the following areas of learning:
Mind: language, problem-solving, concepts and thinking
Body: health, weight gain, motor coordination
Persona: emotions, feeling, social relationships
These interrelated areas are so important that they highly affect a child’s advancement in early learning. It requires great commitment from parents and guardians to keep children safe from physical danger, to provide loving and warm relationships, and to promote confidence when facing challenges. To ensure optimal development, it is best to create opportunities for growth in the following aspects of learning:
Cognitive development covers the approaches that children exhibit to better understand and explore the world around them. It explains the ability of a child to solve problems, understand concepts, and develop intuition and nonverbal reasoning.
Language
Language development covers two areas of learning. The first area is called “receptive language,” where a child learns to listen and understand the idea he is being told. The other area is called “expressive language,” where a child learns to not only listen, but to also react by speaking or using sign language. In this domain of learning, children learn to communicate and express their demands, opinions, and feelings the best way possible.
Motor Coordination
Motor coordination pertains to the development and refinement of the large muscles in the body. With this, children learn to move their body effectively to perform motor actions such as walking, sitting, running, and transferring from one body stance to another while maintaining correct posture and pace.
Fine Motor
Fine motor coordination involves the development and refinement of minor or small muscles in the body. An example of this would be the hand. Fine motor development improves the dexterity of the hand to perform abilities such as eating, writing, picking up objects, and playing.
Personal
Personal development pertains to the improvement of a child’s health and well-being through daily monitoring. It is the ability to complete daily tasks such as brushing their teeth, bathing, feeding, and dressing/undressing.
Social and Emotional
Emotional and communal development refers to the child’s acquisition of trust and security within a relationship, like in families and friends. It is the capability to relate and interact with groups by working together, as well as the ability to maintain close relationships with parents, siblings, and play mates.
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