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Early childhood development is the period of rapid physical, psychological and social growth and change that begins before birth and extends into early childhood. [1] While early childhood is not well defined, one source asserts that the early years begin in utero and last until 3 years of age.
The Gesell Developmental Schedules claimed that an appraisal of the developmental status of infants and young children could be made. The Gesell Developmental Schedule believes that human development unfolds in stages, or in sequences over a given time period. These stages were considered milestones, or the manifestations of mental development. [1]
Young toddlers (12 months) have a wider midfoot than older toddlers (24 months). The foot will develop greater contact area during walking. Maximum force of the foot will increase. Peak pressure of the foot increases. Force-time integral increases in all except the midfoot. The lateral toes did not show a pattern in development of walking.
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Newmeyer suggests parents download the CDC's free milestone tracker app, which can help parents keep tabs on their child's development from ages 2 months through 5 years old.
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) program "Learn the Signs. Act Early" [16] provides materials for parents to reference and keep track of child development at specified milestones starting from two months old up to five years of age. If there are any missed milestones that may be a concern for the parent, these materials can ...
Starting with each month there are milestones that should be achieved in social/emotional, language/ communication, cognitive, and movement/physical areas. [166] Although all babies are different and might not hit each milestone at exactly the same time, if you child's development strongly differs from the expected milestones, see a doctor to ...