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Early childhood is a stage in human development. According to NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) is spans the human life from birth to age 8. It is similar to play age in psychosocial development, which more specifically is age 3-6.
Infants and toddlers experience life more holistically than any other age group. Social, emotional, cognitive, language, and physical lessons are not learned separately by very young children.Adults who are most helpful to young children interact in ways that understand that the child is learning from the whole experience, not just that part of the experience to which the adult gives attention.
| Human development: biological - psychological | |
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| Stages | Prenatal development • Pre- and perinatal psychology • Infancy • Toddlerhood • Childhood • Preadolescence • Puberty • Adolescence • Adulthood - Early adulthood • Middle adulthood • Late adulthood |
| Development | Child development (stages) • Youth development • Ageing & Senescence |
| Theorists-theories | John Bowlby-attachment • Erik Erikson-psychosocial • Sigmund Freud-psychosexual • Lawrence Kohlberg-moral • Jean Piaget-cognitive • Lev Vygotsky-cultural-historical |
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