Development of Children: Birth to 18 Months

From birth to 18 months, children go through a considerable amount of changes. These changes are influenced by the interactions that adults, such as parents and caregivers, have with these infants. Adults play a very important role in the development of infants. Little things, such as touch, talking to, feeding , and responding to an infants cry, have a major impact on his or her cognitive as well as physical and emotional development. These are some of …

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