4 types of growth and development
physical
mental
emotional
social
7 life stages
Infancy, early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood
INFANCY
-weight & height triples during first year
-mental development is rapid
-babies begin recognizing their mothers and familiar people
EARLY CHILDHOOD
-physical growth is slower than infancy
-vocabulary rapidly grows
-children need routine