Sections
Toward an Integrated Theoretical Model of Mental Development | Infancy Phase of Mental Development (Birth to Age 18
Months) | Toddlerhood Phase of Mental Development (Ages 18
Months–3 Years) | Early Childhood Phase of Mental Development
(Ages 3–6 Years) | Late Childhood Phase of Mental Development (Ages 6–12
Years) | Adolescence Phase of Mental Development
(Ages 12–19 Years) | Conclusion | Key Points | Suggested Readings | References
Excerpt
Theories of normal development were, and still are, obviously
constructed by the minds of developmental researchers, who are influenced
by their own individual life experiences. These experiences always
produce inevitable biases about which aspects of development are
of high importance and which are of lesser or no importance in the
normal development of the child.