Child development refers to how your child grows and changes over time. Experts divide child growth and development into four areas: Physical development refers to strength and physical skills. Cognitive development involves thinking and problem-solving. Language development refers to communication and understanding.

child development, the growth of perceptual, emotional, intellectual, and behavioral capabilities and functioning during childhood. The term childhood denotes that period in the human lifespan from the acquisition of language at one or two years to the onset of adolescence at 12 or 13 years.

‘Development’ means changes in your child’s physical growth. It’s also the changes in your child’s social, emotional, behaviour, thinking and communication skills. All of these areas of development are linked, and each depends on and influences the others.