Key Points
Key Points: Factors Influencing Development
- Development is lifelong and involves physical, mental, emotional, and social growth.
- Biological factors like intelligence, hormones, nutrition, and gender affect the pace of development.
- Environmental factors such as sunlight, health, culture, and living conditions play a big role in growth.
- Social and emotional factors such as family support and sibling influence affect confidence and learning.
- A child’s development improves with good food, care, and education, but slows with illness, stress, or poor conditions.
Key Points: Childhood
- Children learn to control their actions and begin to influence their surroundings.
- From ages 2–5, they start making friends and learning manners.
- Ages 6–12 bring growth in social and moral understanding.
- By 12–13, group activities and teamwork become very important.
