TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT (Topic -2)

TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT
Following are the types of Development-
1. Physical Development- It is the most recognised and observable change in the life of a child. It includes the gross motor skills, such as walking, jumping, catching etc and the fine motor skills for painting, writing, drawing etc. This development is largely dependent upon the child's health and nutritional status. This development is also called as maturation.

2.Cognitive Development- It focuses on how children learn and process information. As the children grow in age, they can understand their environment by using their senses (such as seeing, listening, touching, smelling and tasting), registering information in their minds and efficiently retrieving it from their memory. This development indicates the development of intelligence.

3. Social and Emotional Development -These are indicators of sound social development among children. The seeds of this social behaviour are sown in infancy itself. Young children also enjoy company of their friends. They develop social skills like sharing, cooperation, patience etc in their interaction with peers and others. According to Hurlock, "Social development means acquisition of the ability to have in accordance with social exceptions".

Emotions are the stimulated or moved state of mind and are excitement or disturbance in feeling of an individual. Emotional development is the ability to control and manage once's emotions. It is important that children in their early childhood are surrounded by people who are emotionally mature and stable and are able to manage their emotions. 

4. Language Development- Interaction with one another through various methods of communication i.e. writing, speaking, sign, language etc but above all language is an important medium of communication. Language is a form of communication that uses words and symbols to express thoughts, desires and feelings.

 5. Moral Development- Moral development deals with the development of ethics or ethical norms, to value the conscience and the ability to judge an act morally. Children cannot make moral judgements until they achieve a certain level of cognitive maturity.