(Montessori, "The Four Planes of Education", p.1, reprinted in 2004) Montessori termed the stages from birth to adulthood "The Four Planes of Development.... " (Childhood to Adolescence, (Clio, 2003 edition) The first plane of development: The first plane of development occurs from birth to around six years of age. It is divided into two sub-planes, (birth-3) and (3-6). ... The first plane from birth to 6 years: The first plane of development occurs from birth to around six years of age. It is divided into two sub-planes, (birth-3) and (3-6). ...

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Teratogens are any environmental agent that can cause damage during the time between conception and birth (prenatal period) (Berk, 2013, p. 95). ... The most common non-prescript drug used is aspirin and studies have advocate that the regular use of asprin is related to low birth weight, infant death around the time of birth, poorer motor development, and lower intelligence test scores during early childhood although there is other research that fails to support these findings (Berk, 2013, p. 96). ... Babies who are born to users of cocaine, heroin, or meth are at risk for a variety of probl...

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Human development is an intricate lifelong process beginning before birth and extending to death; however, the common bond all humans have is basic life stages from birth to death. ... In infancy and toddlerhood, from birth to two years of age, major physical developments are the continued growth of the brain and its increasing complexity, in addition to the body's rapid physical growth and motor skills development. ... Piaget broke childhood cognitive development through a series of four key stages spanning from birth through adolescence. ...

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A study in behavior and development in relation to child G, aged 2 years, 8 months. Child G was chosen as the subject of six observational sessions after discussions with her primary care giver in relation to her aggressive behavior. Various research results in child development have indicated that...

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Erik Erikson Today, the American psychoanalyst, Erik Erikson is best known as the "Architect of Identity", and the "Father of Psychosocial Development". Erikson is a Freudian ego-psychologist, meaning that he accepts Freud's ideas as basically correct, although he has been known to look farther into the culture, and society-oriented parts (Beoree, 1997). Maybe that is why Erikson's theories are popular among Freudian's and non-Freudian's alike. He is credited for widening the scope of psychoanalytic theory to take greater account of social, cultural, and other environme...

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