Your child’s development
Your child needs you in order to grow and develop. Your caring words and actions are essential.
Photo: Geneviève Perron
Children grow and develop step by step. All children go through the same stages, but each at her own pace.
As your child develops, so do her abilities. For the first two years of her life, she’ll learn to better understand the world around her with your help. She will also start communicating and regulating her emotions. She will learn to get around, first by crawling, then on all fours and, eventually, by walking. There will be a lot of change in just two years!
To grow and develop, your child needs simple but essential elements. She needs to eat, sleep, be kept clean and dry, and feel safe. She also needs nurturing care from her parents and others around her.
The relationship you have with your child is very important to her development. Each person who spends time with her also contributes to her growth and development.
