Ages and Stages of Child Development

“As the parent of a young child, you need to develop a keen eye for the inevitable stages of child development, growth and learning that occurs in two- , three- and four-year-old children. Watching and anticipating the key stages of child development and growth stages of your child will create moments to celebrate what others might see as only childishness.”

Chapter one – About your child, is by Anne Oxenreider. Anne is an early childhood specialist, whose entire career has been focused on families and young children. She uses her experience as a preschool teacher and director of a preschool parenting program to outline the growth and child development stages of two, three and four year olds.

In this chapter, parents will gain insight into how their young child is developing and what milestones they can expect to see emerging between the ages of two and five. The end of the chapter gives parents practical ideas for activities, as well as a valuable resource of appropriate books for child development from years 2 - 4.