Overall Developmental Tasks

Question 1

Infancy (0-1)

Answer 1

• Develop attachments and strategies for maintaining them
• Gain control over motor skills
• Regulate arousal and affect

Question 2

Toddler (1-3)

Answer 2

• Balancing attachment and exploration with increasing Autonomy
• Internalization of Parental Values and Standards
• Develop ability to Symbolize through Mental Representation, Play and Communication

Question 3

Preschool (3-6)

Answer 3

• Development of play as vehicle for exploring reality

- Transition from egocentric and magical thinking to Logical and Reality-Based View of world

Question 4

Elementary/Middle Childhood (6-12)

Answer 4

• Develop sense of Calm and Self-Control
• Develop Real-World Skills, Sense of Purpose
• Establish oneself in World of Peers