Principals of Growth Principals of Growth and Developmentand Development

Principals of Growth Principals of Growth and Developmentand Development

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Growth and Development is:

Constant• Heredity doesn’t change• Environment changes very little

Growth and Development is: Gradual and Continuous

• Changes take place in little, unbroken steps

Growth and Development is in: Sequenced Steps

• Build on what children have already learned

Growth and Development happens at: Different

Rates• Vary from child to

child• Vary according to

type of development

Growth and Development has: Interrelated Parts

• All areas of development affect each other