Early childhood development chart

Children go through distinct periods of development as they grow from infants to young adults.

Early childhood development chart

During each of these stages, multiple changes in the development of the brain are taking place. What occurs and approximately when these transitions transpire are genetically determined. However, environmental circumstances and exchanges with key individuals within their environment significantly influence how each child benefits from each developmental event.

“Ages and Stages” is a term used to outline significant periods in the human development timeline.

Growth and maturation occur in the primary developmental domains during each stage, including physical, intellectual, language, and social-emotional. Our goal is to help parents understand what is happening in their child’s brain and body during each period.

We hope that parents will be able to provide the necessary support, encouragement, structure, and interventions to enable their child to progress through each phase as smoothly an