ABSTRACT
During the early years of life, the developing child is faced with four major developmental tasks. It must develop motor skills, so that it is able to manipulate objects and move itself from a to b. The child must also develop cognitively, so that it can master language and communicate with others. It must develop emotionally, so that it can cope with its own emotions and adapt them to take account of others’ needs, and it must develop socially, so that it can thrive within its social group.
