DEVELOPMENT OF INFANTS il AND CHILDREN IN il THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE

Abstract

The study of development is not merely a search for facts about people at certain ages. The study involves finding patterns or general principles that apply to most people. As childhood is the foundation period of life. Attitudes, habits patterns, and health status established during the early years (the first 5) determine to a large extent how successfully the

person will continue to develop and adjust to life as he or she gets older. Early patterns of behavior persist through out life, within the range of normality.