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Child development marks the period of life from the early stages of language acquisition, typically around one or two years of age, to the onset of adolescence
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Child development marks the period of life from the early stages of language acquisition, typically around one or two years of age, to the onset of adolescence
Child development marks the period of life from the early stages of language acquisition, typically around one or two years of age, to the onset of adolescence Environment and experience play a central role in shaping development.

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child development, the progressive maturation of perceptual, emotional, intellectual, and behavioral functions from the early stages of language acquisition, typically around one or two years of age, to the onset of adolescence, at about 12 or 13 years. A brief treatment of child development follows. For full treatment, see human behavior: Theories of development. The physical growth of children is treated in human development. The end of infancy and the onset of childhood are marked...

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