In the good old days there was always an owners manual. What happened to that? What happened to that one voice in American culture that could be counted on to bring dialogue regrading children? I don't care if the person seems hideous and interfering, it was good and a common place for parents to understand their love for their children.
There is such a thing as growth and development.
Don't laugh too hard, this is from the "Merck MANUAL" (click here). See, an owners manual does exist.
Development is often divided into specific domains, such as gross motor, fine motor, language, cognition, and social/emotional growth. These designations are useful, but substantial overlap exists. Studies have established average ages at which specific milestones are reached, as well as ranges of normality. In a normal child, progress within the different domains varies, as in the toddler who walks late but speaks in sentences early (see Developmental Milestones*)....
"Spock Lives."
There is such a thing as growth and development.
Don't laugh too hard, this is from the "Merck MANUAL" (click here). See, an owners manual does exist.
Development is often divided into specific domains, such as gross motor, fine motor, language, cognition, and social/emotional growth. These designations are useful, but substantial overlap exists. Studies have established average ages at which specific milestones are reached, as well as ranges of normality. In a normal child, progress within the different domains varies, as in the toddler who walks late but speaks in sentences early (see Developmental Milestones*)....
"Spock Lives."
