Principles of Development

Question 1

What is development?

Answer 1

Complex changes including an increase in skills, abilities and capabilities that can be measured in milestones and norms.

Question 2

How many areas of development are there?

Answer 2

4

Question 3

What are the areas of development?

Answer 3

physical, emotional, social and intellectual/cognitive

Question 4

What are developmental milestones?

Answer 4

Rate of development varies between individuals but follows the same sequence with each stage.