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Understand the stages of child development from birth to 7 years

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In this tutorial you will learn:

That while the stages and sequences of development are fixed, the rate at which children develop varies
That children do not develop at a constant, steady rate
The importance of being able to recognise normal and abnormal development

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See if you can borrow from your library a copy of ‘From Birth to Five Years: Children’s Developmental Progress’ by Mary Sheridan, Ajay Sharma and Helen Cockerill, Routledge 2014 4th Edition.
Click on the icon to the left to look through ‘Development Matters: Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage’ from the Department for Education.
Explore the Child Development Stages section from the Very Well website, specifically the Developmental Milestones section and click on the links to the stages.
Click on the link to look at some of the video clips on Parent Channel TV, hosted on YouTube.

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