AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Developmental milestones are physical or behavioral signs of development of infants and children. Rolling over, crawling, walking and talking are considered developmental milestones and provide important information regarding your child’s early development.

Detailed explanation-2: -Developmental norms are used to assess whether infants, toddlers, children, and/or adolescents are developing cognitive, communication, motor, socioemotional, and adaptive skills at approximately the same rate as their peers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as, “A human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.” This is ratified by 192 of 194 member countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ages 2 through 6 are the early childhood years, or preschool years. Like infants and toddlers, preschoolers grow quickly-both physically and cognitively.