child development

Growth of perceptual, emotional, intellectual, and behavioral capabilities and functioning during childhood (prior to puberty). It includes development of language, symbolic thought, logic, memory, emotional awareness, empathy, a moral sense, and a sense of identity, including sex-role identity.

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• A sub-field of developmental psychology
• A leading journal in the field, Child Development
• Physical aspects of the development of a child (see below)

See also:

• Child
• Child development and Child development stages
• Developmental biology
• Pediatrics

See related fields:

• Early Childhood Education